Chapter 9

Li Changheng only took it as a joke that Robert said that he could talk about everything. His purpose of coming here today is very simple, how to pretend to be the co-pilot.

"We all know that because of the Apollo missions, astronauts became the most respected profession.

But the selection of astronauts is too difficult, and the professional pilots of airlines are closer to us ordinary people, and they are also sought after by many people.

So, since the captain's social status is very high, the more realistic question is, what is the captain's salary? "

"Hey, Henry, you are not yet an adult, you can't just look at money." The chubby Robert didn't want to answer this question at all.

Although Pan Am is already the largest airline in the United States, it is not without rivals.

In addition to the common problem of listed companies, they will squeeze employees within a reasonable range for the sake of market value. The salary of the Pan Am captain is not higher than that of lawyers and doctors.

The monthly salary of the captain is 2,400, and the monthly salary of the co-pilot is 1,400, not to mention the top three, not even the top ten.

And to be honest, the profession of captain looked glamorous in the 1960s and 1970s, but in the long run, the career prospect can be described as a full-band decline.

The higher the degree of autopilot of the aircraft, the less important the captain is.

Of course, this is calculated from the perspective of the entire industry. When it comes to any aircraft in flight, the captain is always the most important.

Hearing that Robert didn't want to answer this question, Li Changheng skipped it directly, "Then the second question, how can ordinary people afford to fly?"

Robert's eyes lit up, and then he shook his head helplessly, "Well, this question is very good."

This is a problem that airlines and customers are willing to solve. The more people fly, the more Pan Am, which has the largest market share, will earn.

But such a simple problem is a big one for Pan Am.

When Li Changheng called the airport yesterday, he randomly asked about the fares of more than a dozen flights and learned that the 4,780 kilometers from Los Angeles to New York cost 420 US dollars, which is equivalent to a middle-class salary for one month.

The short-distance flights of other airlines are more expensive in terms of kilometers, about $10 per 100 kilometers.

In other words, air travel is the preserve of the rich and corporate elites who need to travel.

However, in order to win the favor of wealthy customers, for a company like Pan Am that only operates domestic long-distance and transnational routes, they can only design the interior facilities of the aircraft as luxuriously as possible.

Economy class is naturally rejected by them, or they dare not be the first to try, economy class and luxury class coexist.

It wasn't until a few years later that the Boeing 747, a super-large aircraft, appeared, with the luxury class on the upper deck and the economy class on the lower deck, which avoided the dissatisfaction of the rich in the United States saying that they spent more money but had to sit with the poor.

"Sorry, Henry, this question involves company secrets, I can only say that Pan Am always considers customers, we can do our best, and we have done our best."

Li Changheng smiled and chimed in, these two questions were actually not what he wanted to ask the most.

The reason for asking is entirely to arouse Robert's guilt.

Although he was pretending to be a reporter for the middle school newspaper, even if Robert was not very defensive towards him, he would definitely answer instinctively and cautiously.

"This...", Li Changheng pretended to be cautious because of being rejected continuously, lowered his head and thought for a while, and then asked weakly,

"So can you tell me how to become a captain and how do we know who is the captain and who is the first officer?"

Seeing that Li Changheng was frightened by himself, Robert was a little embarrassed, rubbed his cheeks with his hands, and said as kindly as possible,

"If you want to become a captain, the easiest way is that you have five years of fighter jet flying experience. As long as this kind of person passes the psychological test, he is the first choice of all airlines.

The second is to go to a professional aviation school for training. After flying more than 1,000 hours, you are eligible to go to various airlines to receive special aircraft training.”

Speaking of this, probably really guilty, Robert stretched forward and joked in a low voice, "Let me tell you an interesting digression, but you can't report this matter, OK?"

"Understood." Li Changheng nodded hurriedly, "Don't worry, Mr. Robert, even if I report those gossips, will people believe you or me, a 16-year-old kid?

Moreover, we are a school newspaper, not an outside professional newspaper, and we have no interests.”

"Haha, Henry, you're a smart boy".

Robert squinted his eyes and said in a low voice, "If you are determined to take the pilot test, if you are really talented, you only need 100 hours of flight training, and you can achieve 1,000 hours of other people's results.

Then I suggest you go to a backward state in the middle of the United States and enroll in the aviation school there."

Having said that, Robert still stretched out his hand cautiously, and made a money gesture with his thumb and middle finger together.

Seeing Li Changheng's suddenly realized expression, Robert continued to smile and said, "As long as your grades in the aviation school pass the test,

And if I am still working at Pan Am, I guarantee that once you pass the training of Pan Am’s aircraft in use and get the approval of professionals in the psychological test, then I will definitely recruit you into the crew.”

For Robert, this kind of verbal promise is free, and he also said that Pan Am's training is qualified.

If Li Changheng doesn't pass the exam, then it's none of his business.

And if he really passed the exam, even if Robert is the deputy manager, he still needs his own people.

"Thank you, thank you." Li Changheng, who really wanted to get a pilot's license in his heart, thanked him repeatedly, and suddenly felt that he should not cheat on Robert.

With today's meeting, the fat man in front of him is a connection.

Maybe there will be a campus report in the future, only boasting about Pan Am, and not mentioning any negative news at all.

Even after the school newspaper comes out, spend a little money and mail a hundred copies to Robert. It will be much easier to find him in the future.

While thinking about this, Robert, who was in a good mood, continued to say, "It's very easy to distinguish between the captain, the co-pilot and the flight mechanic."

Robert pointed to his shoulder and said, "The captain has four bright yellow vertical stripes, the co-pilot has three stripes, the mechanic has two stripes, and the intern may have one or none."

Li Changheng, who had known about this for a long time, lowered his head and kept writing in his notebook, without raising his head, he asked the question he wanted to ask the most, "How can I be sure that the captain I want to sign is the captain of Pan Am?"

"Then you can only look at the captain's ID card." Robert pointed to the work card on his left chest.

Li Changheng took the opportunity to look up a few times, probably for the benefit of the time traveler, in the past month, his memory has improved by leaps and bounds, and it can even be said that he has a photographic memory.

Remember all the content clearly, and after remembering the twelve-digit number,

He lowered his head and began to write in the notebook, thinking about the twelve digits in his heart.

With just a few thoughts, he knew that the first two digits were Pan Am’s company code. If he guessed correctly, 112220 should be November 22, 1920, which should be Robert’s birth date, and the last four digits were his company code. Number.

However, it's not right, Pan Am's current employees must be less than 10,000.