Reborn in Hong Kong: The Tycoon Grows Up

Hearing from so many places that the Boeing 747 could not catch up with the H3M-111 made the on-site engineer's face feel hot. After all, I had always thought that Boeing was invincible in the field of civil aviation. I have always held the idea that I am number one in the world, how ironic it seems now. Not only is it uncomfortable to be surpassed by an opponent, but it is also a pity that there is so much room for improvement.

I used to feel that the design of Boeing aircraft was very perfect, so if a customer raised any questions, Boeing engineers would immediately look at the other person's face. They come from Boeing, a company that is too powerful to be in a powerful company. In the field of civil aviation, it is the absolute dominant player. What qualifications and strength do customers have to question their designs?

When you don’t pay attention to improving product quality and service details. If your opponent does all these things, he will naturally fall behind. This is the rule of the market, survival of the fittest and survival of the fittest is normal.

After looking at the crowd, Joe Sutter knew that it was time for him to speak. After all, it would definitely be unrealistic for Young Master William von Stillman to speak out. This kid won't be able to speak after he dumps the blame, and they need to bear all the remaining responsibilities.

As the chief engineer of the Boeing 747 aircraft and the person in charge of Boeing's large aircraft project, it is impossible for him to stay out of the current affairs. If even he backs down, who else can be expected to take the lead and take responsibility?

He is a 40-year veteran of Boeing and has been with the company since he graduated from college. And the management has indeed given him great trust, otherwise the Boeing 747 project would not have been handed over to him. In order to compete with United Airlines, a larger project must now be launched. Only in this way can the disadvantage be restored; otherwise, Boeing's status will inevitably decline.

In the field of civil aviation, the gap between first and second is not very big. But the influence is vastly different. And Boeing simply cannot afford to lose this reputation, because that would mean decline. The Stillman family does not love Boeing and building airplanes from the bottom of their hearts. To them, Boeing is just a company that makes airplanes, a business. Once the business is no longer profitable, they can sell it at any time!

But for real aviation people, especially those who have been working in the company for 40 years. Boeing has too many responsibilities to give up easily. Therefore, changes must be made, otherwise Boeing's fate in the future is likely to be merged by other companies.

Joe Sutter: "Everyone should understand what Li just said. We are all senior engineers at Boeing, and we feel a little blushing now. Customers have given us many opinions before, but it seems that they have not been corrected once, and we still go our own way."

“Even though I know that the customer’s opinion is more reasonable, I just don’t change it.”

"The previous working attitude was because Boeing was the dominant company; there were no decent competitors on the market. But can the situation be the same now!"

"Although McDonnell Douglas has declined, Lockheed has given up on the civilian market. This is a good thing for Boeing itself, but in order to counter the U.S. monopoly on large passenger aircraft, Europe has established an Airbus company. Originally, I thought Airbus was the largest Competitors, I didn’t expect McDonnell Douglas to come together with Heiyun, Mitsubishi, and Motorola.”

"If McDonnell is smart enough, I believe he will give up some of the models previously produced by McDonnell Douglas and allocate all production capacity to the H3M-111 aircraft. Then the Boeing 747 will have even less room to survive."

"Coupled with Embraer and Canada's Bombardier's advantages in the regional aviation field, Boeing's survival space is getting smaller and smaller."

"Changes must be made, otherwise we will have nothing to eat. I am already old, so it doesn't matter. But you are still young. If you close an industry benchmark company, I believe your resume will not be recognized by other companies."

"No matter which department you are in, when you encounter customer feedback, you must resolve it as soon as possible and take it seriously. If anyone is perfunctory like before and refuses to correct his mistakes, then Boeing may not be suitable for him."

"In addition, after returning to the headquarters, I will report to the board of directors to restart the Boeing 747X plan. Boeing's technical reserves will definitely not be worse than any other company. Everyone must have confidence in this. As long as you do your job well, the future will be bright. .”

"At the same time, at this Paris Air Show, I will take the initiative to take responsibility to the board of directors. Mainly because of my fault, I underestimated my competitors and failed to do a comprehensive analysis and preparation, which led to customers being stolen by other companies."

After hearing what the old man said, everyone knew that he was serious. At the same time, this kind of responsibility is also very rare, taking the initiative to take responsibility for mistakes; and with his status, he can indeed be responsible. If the board of directors really pursues the case, the old man's retirement dividends and loyalty bonuses will inevitably be greatly reduced.

Rather than losing money, you must also admit responsibility. Although I don’t know why, if someone is willing to come forward now, then things will be easier to handle.

As for other matters, they still need to be resolved after returning to the United States. However, my work attitude in recent days has to change. At least customer service must be strengthened. This is what everyone really thinks.

Joe Sutter is only in his sixties, far from the age of old fool. And he is currently the vice president of the company, so of course he knows the consequences of taking responsibility. However, he believed that as long as Wilhelm von Stillman was satisfied this time, the most important thing was that his father remembered his kindness. Then your descendants will definitely get a lot of care.

People are selfish, and Joe Sutter is no saint. It was just a loss of some money, and he was not short of it either. But if you can gain the friendship of the core members of the Stillman family, then your family's future will be bright.

And he was still very confident. William von Stillman and his father would never dare to deny their credit. After all, the outcome is obvious and too many people will pay attention. If you want to cultivate your power at Boeing, the premise is to see what benefits you can get from following you. If the people who block the gun and take the blame for you have nothing and don't care about others, then why should others believe in you? At this moment, it can be regarded as being blocked in advance.

At the same time, the lights at the Airbus Paris office were bright and no one was off work. The overtime at the air show is one thing, but the most important thing is the shock that United Airlines brought to them today.

From its inception in 1970, Airbus's main competitors were Boeing and McDonnell Douglas. Now that McDonnell Douglas has declined, the only real competitor may be Boeing. But today United Airlines impressed them too deeply. At this time, Airbus executives had an idea in their minds; this is a more powerful and difficult opponent than Boeing in the future.

At present, Airbus only has two relatively mature models. After all, it has only been established for a short time, and its parts are produced in different countries. The problem of unification and coordination has not been properly resolved, which has greatly reduced work efficiency. European countries are also at odds with each other, and no one wants to see other countries become stronger.

Coupled with war interests and other factors, if it were not for the purpose of competing with American companies, they probably would not sit together.

After all, Airbus is mainly French, so the early CEOs were basically French. This makes Germany and the United Kingdom very unhappy. Otherwise, with Europe's strong industrial strength, Airbus's development speed would not be so slow.

The CEO of Airbus said directly: "Gentlemen, no matter what grievances each country had before. But now the enemy is at hand, and the enemy has already reached the doorstep. If we don't change, and everything we do is done in a positive and negative way, then Airbus will There is no future.”

"We are businessmen, and everything must be based on profit. If we can't make money, then why do we need to get together; we might as well do our own thing."

"And now is not the time to hide and tuck in. After all, time no longer allows it. I hope you can put aside your past grudges and complete the assigned tasks."

The CEO of Airbus is definitely one of the most nerve-wracking positions in the world. In many cases, he even has more headaches than the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Europe is a developed country, and aircraft manufacturing involves many high-tech fields. Therefore, one country may be stronger in a single field, so the task is given to it. But everyone’s overall technical strength is similar. If you don’t pay attention to confidentiality, it may be cracked by companies from other countries the next day.

While cooperating, they are also wary of each other. With this kind of cooperation, it is naturally difficult to improve work efficiency. It is probably very difficult to get major companies to ignore their past grievances. At present, we can only know the pros and cons and take it one step at a time. I hope everyone can focus on the overall situation, otherwise Airbus will really lose this competition in the aviation arena.