My Italian Chapter 522

Remember [New] for a second,! With the arrival of new Prime Minister Cruz, Rome has been caught in a new political vortex, and the people of Rome can get new talking points every day.

However, in today's spring breeze, no one in the city of Rome is talking about politics, because today people have new things to talk about.

"It was spectacular, a miracle."

"Yeah, it's God's work, it's nothing short of spectacular."

"I saw it fly through the sky and its shadow on the ground was bigger than my neighborhood."

In Rome today, everyone is talking about the same thing, or the same aviation machine, a cigar-like airship.

The people of Rome are not unfamiliar with airships, because Alitalia has more than ten airships. Everyone has seen these big guys that are 100 meters long and fly around in the air.

But this time, this big guy is really unusual, an airship that is nearly 300 meters long, and we have never seen it before.

This is also enough to become a new talk for the big guy, it is really too big.

"What a wonderful masterpiece."

In the air station covering an area of ​​150 hectares on the outskirts of Rome, as the main promoter of the construction of the giant airship, Alitalia General Manager Arman looked up at the giant airship and introduced it to others.

"This is our new masterpiece of Alitalia, the intercontinental airship Swan, which is 291 meters long, 48.9 meters in diameter, and has a volume of 267,000 cubic meters. It is equipped with four Naples 1,100-horsepower diesel engines and has a top speed of 125 kilometers per hour. , the world's largest industrial crystallization."

Beside Arman were a group of Italian celebrities and gentlemen, even the well-informed ones, looking at the snow-white giant airship Swan, also showed surprised expressions.

"Then how many people are required to operate this type of airship, and how many people and cargo can be carried at one time?" A well-dressed gentleman asked, looking at the airship.

Faced with this question, Arman replied. "President Brezel, the airship has 24 operators, minus 18 waiters, and can carry a maximum of 60 passengers and 8 tons of cargo. However, since this is the first intercontinental voyage, we are only going to sell 36 Zhang Chengtong, after all, we use the airship to sail around the world, and we still hold the concept of safety first."

At this time, a bald middle-aged man complained. "You only sold 36 tickets, only 12 in Italy, and I didn't even get one, which is incredible."

Facing this, Arman smiled slightly. "I'm sorry, Mr. Marko, but I can't help you because I don't have any tickets in hand. I believe you all know how popular the tickets for the Swan airship are at the moment. After the round-the-world voyage is over, the Swan will be put into the Americas and Europe. in a triangular voyage.

Think about it, everyone, it only takes three days for an airship to fly from Europe to North America. Compared with cruise ships, it is much faster in time. Moreover, the airship is much more comfortable and can see the scenery from the air. In the future, airships will become intercontinental. First choice for sailing. It is expected that it will only take four to five years for the Swan airship to recover its cost, and our company will increase its investment in intercontinental routes, so that more people can enjoy the fun of air travel. "

Arman's words made many people ponder. Intercontinental sailing has always been a popular business. In recent years, major shipping companies have launched their own cruise ships, just to get a share of the pie. Everyone was fighting at sea before. The competition in the air is currently only one of Alitalia, the first company to eat crabs, will inevitably eat a mouth full of oil, and some people are already excited about it.

Facing the scene in front of him, Arman added another fire. "Everyone, let me tell you another good news. At present, all 36 tickets for the Swan airship's round-the-world voyage have been sold out, and a total of 1.04 million liras have been sold."

This round-the-world voyage costs more than 1,000 pounds per ticket, which seems to be dozens of times more expensive than first-class on a luxury cruise, but considering that the rich usually travel on luxury packages, it is not much more expensive. (Taking the Titanic as an example, a suite with a private balcony costs as much as £870, and its passengers have access to luxury facilities such as a heated swimming pool, gym, squash court, hammam, sundeck, and even a dog dedicated to the first class. kennel.)

Of course, the Swan does not have such a big place to have luxurious facilities, but one is aviation and the other is maritime. In this initial stage of the aviation industry, the two are not comparable at all. Being able to travel in an airship safely is simply a super-top enjoyment. If you want to have facilities such as swimming pools and gyms, you think too much.

"Gentlemen, let's go inside the airship and take a look."

With the help of the staff, Arman took everyone into the interior of the Swan. A series of facilities such as the cab, lounge, guest room, restaurant, etc., were visited one by one. Of course, given that there is not much available space in the airship, the luxury is definitely not as good as that of the cruise ship, but everyone watched it with relish.

"Everyone, the aviation industry has a bright future, and we, Alitalia, will be the leader."

After everyone finished visiting, Arman opened his mouth to make a summary.

"That's not necessarily the case. Wouldn't there be other people entering this industry?" Someone objected.

Facing this, Arman said with a smile. "It is possible to enter, but the aviation industry is not monopolized by us. However, the other party needs to meet a condition~www.mtlnovel.com~ needs a new airship manufacturer. As far as I know, the Zeppelin airship manufacturer is currently full of orders. Now, there will be no way to make rigid airships for others for at least two years. Secondly, we also need Air Italy to no longer provide orders for them, because we have the priority to build them.”

Arman's remarks made anyone who had the heart to interfere immediately stop some thoughts in their hearts.

There is also a reason for Alitalia's priority. Before the successful construction of Zeppelin's first airship, a sponsorship from Savoy helped. After the successful invention of the rigid airship, Alitalia, which has Savoy's investment, placed a large order from Zeppelin Airship. Under all kinds of performance, His Excellency Earl Zeppelin gave Alitalia priority in view of the help from Italy.

All the people that Arman invited this time were carefully selected, and they were all able to provide various conveniences to Alitalia in the future. Whether it is financing, or the opening of routes and so on.

In addition to the fact that Arman personally led the team to visit the Swan, there have been an endless stream of people who have come to the airport to watch the Swan airship. Due to its snow-white appearance, many people also call it the White Swan. .

The White Swan did not stay in Rome for long. After a careful overhaul, the Swan left with 12 passengers and 7 tons of cargo under the attention of the Roman public. Its next stop was Paris, the capital of France.

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