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Published at 25th of December 2023 05:11:45 AM


Chapter 489: 【Air Transport Station】

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Chapter 489【Air Transport Station】

On this day, Wu Guangyao, led by Hong Kong Island Airlines President Mindray, came to Kai Tak Airport for inspection.

Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport was initially built by Chinese businessman He Qi and Ou De after reclamation;

After many reclamations and expansions, the Kai Tak Airport is now available;

Kai Tak Airport is the smallest airport in the world, but it is definitely the most efficient international city airport.

The main buildings of Kai Tak Airport consist of apron, runway, passenger terminal, etc. The apron can park 36 passenger planes at the same time;

The runway plant is 3.39 kilometers, most of the line segments are on the sea surface, which can be used for various large aircraft to take off and land;

Passenger Transport Building is a huge six-story building. The first and second floors are the waiting hall and the port of entry and exit, the third to fifth floors are the major airline offices, and the sixth floor is the control tower.

A group of people came to the Island Airlines office on the fifth floor of the Passenger Terminal Building. The Island Airlines office is the largest office in the entire Kai Tak Airport, even surpassing the Cathay Pacific office;

Because, Island Airlines has penetrated into all areas of Hong Kong’s aviation industry over the years:

Hong Kong Island Airlines: With 15 Boeing passenger planes and 3 Jazz passenger planes, it carries 500,000 passengers per year and has an attendance rate of 85%. It has become a legend in the world aviation industry; for example, Japan Airlines, for passenger business between Japan and Hong Kong Island The company is obviously inferior to Island Air, and Japanese people prefer to take Island Air.

HAECO Repair Engineering: Based on Kai Tak Airport, it provides repair, maintenance, refurbishment, modification, and various support services for Island Airlines' huge fleet and other scheduled and irregular flights to and from Hong Kong, and serves as Kai Tak The airport's ground equipment maintenance work; because it is Boeing's earliest foreign cooperative airline, it has greatly facilitated the training of maintenance engineers.

In addition to Hong Kong Island Airlines and HAECO repair projects, Island Airlines has many subsidiaries: aviation food supply company (packaged food), aviation catering service company (meals), airport services (ticketing agent, aviation peripherals), airport security , Ground handling services, etc., a total of more than a dozen affiliated companies.

When Wu Guangyao and his entourage came to the office, the staff greeted them one after another. The expressions on their faces did not seem to be fake, and all of them were full of admiration for Wu Guangyao.

"You have done a good job. Hong Kong Island Airlines cannot achieve today's results without your hard work! Please rest assured that Global Group is strong and will not make your salary lower than Cathay Pacific Airways! What we have to do We have to overwhelm Cathay Pacific and let them follow our **** to eat ashes!" Wu Guangyao gave everyone a booster, which immediately aroused everyone's sympathy.

Suddenly, Wu Guangyao's entire office was blown up, and he became more enthusiastic about Wu Guangyao.

Originally, Wu Guangyao is a generous boss, who has always followed the principle of ‘we make money together! 'the rules;

Of course, there are also unsatisfied staff and management. After all, everyone cannot be satisfied;

But after these people changed jobs, they all felt regret, and some even returned to Wu Guangyao's company.

Gradually, Wu Guangyao’s reputation as a “good boss” spread!

Coming to the conference room, Wu Guangyao held a high-level meeting of Hong Kong Island Airlines.

Mindray is 56 years old this year, has spent 23 years of professional career with Island Airlines, and is about to retire in the past few years;

Wu Guangyao does not intend to retain Mindray and will continue to serve as the president of Island Airlines;

Although Mindray has strong abilities, Wu Guangyao must make the management of its subordinate companies younger, otherwise once the green and yellow are not picked up, it will be in trouble at that time!

This kind of scene is about to be staged in every company of Wu Guangyao. Once these people reach 60 years old, they will quit;

Of course, these people will have a place to go, that is, Wu Guangyao’s ingenious team, which continues to shine.

"The first thing, Vice President Kidd recently visited Boeing and asked them to designate our HAECO as one of the designated suppliers for the repair and maintenance of Boeing passenger aircraft. I believe Boeing will agree to it!" Wu Guangyao Opened his mouth and said.

Kid is an Englishman and Mindray’s successor;

It’s no secret that Wu Guangyao makes good use of foreigners on Hong Kong Island;

Unlike other bosses, Wu Guangyao’s original intention of using foreigners is not to show off, but to really consider the actual situation!

Kidd nodded and said: "BOSS rest assured, we have spared no effort to train aircraft maintenance engineers over the years. In terms of maintenance capabilities, Asia can rank first. Boeing will not refuse; moreover, Island Airlines is an airline other than the United States. , The airline that first ordered the Boeing 707 in the United States naturally has a great advantage"

Everyone agrees with Kidd’s point of view. Although Island Airlines is not as large as the airlines of some countries, when Boeing’s 707 was born in 1958, Island Airlines purchased three aircraft at a time, even Cathay Pacific Airways. Procured only after two years;

This kind of behavior is naturally easy to get Boeing’s friendship!

The reason why Wu Guangyao went to win the designated maintenance company was to expand the operation of the Hong Kong Island Mechanical Engineering Company, and even to intervene in the local business of other countries;

Hong Kong is a place with a well-developed aviation industry, and its business is even busier than that of major countries in Southeast Asia;

Because of this, the former Cathay Pacific Airways can be described as the backbone of Swire Pacific's industry.

And Wu Guangyao is now planning to list Island Airlines as his key industry, and he is beginning to pay attention to it;

15 Boeing airliners are naturally not enough to cope with the booming aviation industry in the 1980s and 1990s, so rapid expansion is necessary.

Wu Guangyao went on to say: "Before the 1980s, we need to expand our fleet to 40 aircraft. You have to come up with a procurement plan for me!"

Kidd hesitated and said, "BOSS, I suggest using the money from the stock market to develop Island Airlines; the current market value of Island Mechanic Engineering Company is 400 million Hong Kong dollars. As its parent company, Island Airlines owns 70% of the shares, assuming We cash out 20% of the shares at a high point, and we can get close to 80 million Hong Kong dollars in cash. If we choose to take a loan to buy Boeing, we can buy 5 passenger planes, which can save a lot of money at once."

The eyes of everyone told Wu Guangyao that everyone agrees with this approach!

True entrepreneurs are indeed very good at using the stock market. For example, Li Ka-shing in his previous life issued new shares several times a year to purchase properties.

"The method is very good, but I have a better idea!" Wu Guangyao said with a smile.

As soon as everyone heard it, they immediately pricked their ears. Although this legendary boss is rarely involved in specific operations;

But every wonderful point of Island Airlines basically has his idea!

"First of all, the stock market has not yet reached a high point. I think this bull market is still a while, so the cash out will slow down. Second, I plan to develop an air cargo terminal. This project is the future development trend of the aviation industry. If we are successful enough, That is equivalent to a copy of Hong Kong Island Airlines." Wu Guangyao finished speaking, looking at everyone's expressions, hoping to get everyone's support.

In the previous life, the air cargo terminal in Hong Kong was developed in the mid-1970s. It was a joint venture developed by Swire Pacific, Jardine Matheson, Hutchison International, and HSBC. There is nothing Chinese to do;

Among them, Swire Pacific takes up 30% of the shares, and naturally became a major shareholder!

In the 1990s, in order not to allow British-owned foreign firms to monopolize this business, the mainland and Chinese capitals had to work hard to get a piece of the pie.

It is conceivable that Wu Guangyao must do this step!

Of course, it is impossible to eat alone, and the Hong Kong government cannot agree;

Because the franchise is in the hands of the Hong Kong government, if Island Airlines wants to eat alone, it is impossible for the Hong Kong government to give you the franchise.

Mindray took the lead in expressing his position: "There is a good saying in China-the first person to eat crabs, the air freight station has just developed in Europe and America, so we are the first people in Asia to eat crabs, and we will definitely get a lot of gains. Moreover, to develop the air freight station, we must have an air freight building; we can take advantage of the time when the air freight building is built, learn the most advanced air freight handling system, and obtain the franchise of the Hong Kong government."

Wu Guangyao nodded and said, "If you want to obtain the franchise, you must know how to share, so I plan to join Swire and Hutchison. As for Jardine Matheson, it depends on whether they take the initiative. As for the air cargo handling system, my suggestion is Using a computer system is much better than manual!"

It’s funny to think of it, Wu Guangyao’s experience in developing Hong Kong Island Airlines is all from the operation of Cathay Pacific in the past copycat;

In this life, Cathay Pacific sees what Island Airlines does, and they do what they do, for fear of being one step behind;

For example, aviation food, aviation catering, ground handling services, airport security services, these investments are the first to start Island Airlines, and Cathay Pacific follows closely.

The Hong Kong government is also a little bit partial to Cathay Pacific. It just divides the business of the entire airport into equal parts. In fact, there is no equality;

First come, first served, don’t you understand the truth?

Of course, Wu Guangyao will naturally not have trouble with the Hong Kong government because of this incident. This will not only offend the Hong Kong government, but also offend Taikoo Foreign Firms, and the gains outweigh the losses.

‘Make money together! It just interprets the aviation industry on Hong Kong Island.

After the meeting, Island Air, like a high-speed machine, began to expand!

Don’t think that Hong Kong Island is just a small place, but the future aviation business will be bigger than that of some medium-sized countries;

Therefore, Wu Guangyao must pay attention to it!

Especially the shipping industry has three or four years to reduce ships and land ashore. Hong Kong Island Airlines just makes up for this gap.

(End of this chapter)




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