Milan is the most prosperous city in Italy and a transportation hub in northern Italy. The prosperous metropolis and convenient transportation make Milanese well-informed. But this year, the well-informed Milanese were also shocked, because Italy
The airline was founded in Milan.
Some people may ask, why is it so shocking to establish an airline?
Sorry, I didn't make it clear. What shocked the people of Milan was not the world's first airline to use the sky for cargo and passenger transportation, but the transportation tools they used, rigid airships. These big guys that are 100 meters long are flying in the sky.
When it slowly floats thousands of meters above your head, the shocking feeling it brings is simply beyond words.
That's right, Alitalia's current vehicle for transportation missions is an airship, and currently the only type of commercial aviation that can be used for commercial aviation is the rigid airship developed by Graf Zeppelin. Compared with the aircraft that can only be used in the game of Jumanji, although the rigid airship
It appeared later, but its commercial value is more valued in this era.
Take Alitalia's four existing airships as an example. Its smallest one, the ZL5, is 112 meters long, 7.9 meters in diameter, 48 tons in dead weight, and has a usable lift of 21 tons. It is equipped with two 600-horsepower VL2 in-line
The engine, developed by the Milan Power Laboratory, can drive the airship to a speed of 55 kilometers per hour.
Although the speed of airships is not as fast as that of airplanes, the two are completely different in terms of load capacity. It is for this reason that now that airships have been launched, they can be put into commercial operation immediately. And Alitalia, as the first
Those who eat crabs will of course make a lot of money.
Except for the maintenance and warranty period, the three rigid airships are basically used for passenger and cargo transportation. Now they are mainly used for passenger transportation. After all, everyone has a dream of flying. If you can spend one or two hundred pounds on an air trip, I think
No one should be able to refuse this temptation. And compared with dangerous airplanes, airships are much safer.
At present, Alitalia has developed domestic air routes to Milan, Rome, Naples and other places. Of course, in addition to domestic, it has also developed many foreign routes, such as Berlin, Vienna, Paris, London, etc. Everywhere it goes, it can attract people.
The local people watched the airship, and it seems that people are very enthusiastic about this big flying thing.
And given that the airline's business is so booming, the airline's top executives certainly can't sit still. If they don't take advantage of such a good opportunity to continue to expand the airline's number of airships, it would be a shame for the top executives to receive generous salaries.
"General Manager, people from the Bank of Savoy are here. They are in the reception room."
In General Manager Arman's office, the secretary knocked on the door and informed him of the news.
"Okay, I understand, let's get over it."
Arman, wearing a straight and pressed expensive suit, put his work in his hands, picked up a document and walked to the reception room.
"Hello, General Manager Arman."
"Hello, President Seidel."
Seidel, president of the Milan branch of the Bank of Savoy, brought the branch's credit manager to meet with him.
"President Seidel, this is our company's business performance in the past three months. You can take a look first."
As the general manager of the airline, Arman handed the document he carried with him to President Seidel, who then handed it to the credit manager.
"Just take a look, you two. Although our company has only been established for less than a year, you can see from the income flow that our company is in a good financial situation. If the airship was not too expensive, our company would not even think of borrowing from your bank...
"
President Seidel listened to Arman's story, and he actually knew a lot about Alitalia.
Although the company was established only a short time ago, and its capital is not very strong, it is only 15 million lire. But if you look at its shareholders, you will know that the Italian government invested 45%, the royal family invested 25%, and others invested 30%.
%.
It is precisely because of this that the landing fields established by Alitalia in the suburbs of several major cities in China are so smooth. In addition, the establishment of landing fields abroad has also been facilitated by other countries.
The information was checked quickly. After reading the information, the credit manager of Savoy Bank nodded to President Seidel to express his approval of the information.
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However, although he approved the content of the information, there were some things that President Seidl had to ask in person. After all, the loan amount applied for by Alitalia this time was a bit large. If the head office had not sent a secret telegram that could help Alitalia, he would have
He may not dare to accept the loan application from this company. At 50 million lire, this is the largest loan he has ever handled.
"Mr. Arman, your company applied for a loan of 50 million lire from our bank. This is not a small amount. For the safety of this loan, I hope to hear how your company uses this loan."
Faced with President Seidel's inquiry, Arman smiled slightly and said, "Actually, even if you don't ask, I will say that the reason why we, Alitalia, will lend such a large amount of money is because we are optimistic about the future of air transportation.
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As he spoke, Arman took out a world map with lines drawn on it and continued. "At present, Alitalia has developed many air routes, such as the Central European air routes from Rome to Milan, Vienna to Berlin, Rome to Turin, and Paris.
London's Western European Air Lines, etc. However, in view of the purpose
The current number of airships is insufficient, so our company is planning to borrow 23 million lire to purchase 7 medium and large airships to fix these aviation routes. There is also an additional 4 million lire to open aviation stations in various cities for airships.
docking and maintenance work.”
After finishing speaking, Arman looked at the two longest lines on the map with a pious expression and said, "With the remaining 23 million lire, our company will use it to build two ultra-large airships for ultra-long-distance shipping missions.
.And the transatlantic routes to North and South America are the focus of our next phase of Alitalia.”
If you want to ask which sea route is the busiest at present, you don’t need to think too much. The sea routes between North America and Europe are the busiest. There are not too many people from Europe to live in North America, and there are people from North America who come to Europe to study and do business.
Not too much, and the demand across the Atlantic Ocean on both sides has given birth to the busiest sea route at present.
The Blue Ribbon Award for the fastest speed across the North Atlantic has been broken one after another, which is a reflection of the busyness of this route. It is very reasonable for Alitalia to want to get involved. After all, airships are definitely faster than ships.
It is fast, and the feeling of the sky is comparable to that of the sea. Therefore, the two super large airships that carry Alitalia’s dream of intercontinental routes are tasks that must be built.
As for the South American route, it goes without saying. One more thing, the current maritime shipping from South America to Europe is mainly based on large sailboats.
Is there any mistake? While ships were not only burning coal but were also upgrading to fuel oil, South America was still using such primitive power as wind power.
That's right, that's the truth, because there is a very intuitive problem at present, that is, South America is too far away and there are lack of supply points along the way. It is difficult for coal-fired ships to cross the gap between Africa and South America at once.
Distance. There is also a very economic reason, that is, South America is short of coal and lacks thermal coal to burn ships.
Some people may say, can't we go north first, to North America, and then to Europe?
This is okay, but the price of shipping is too high, definitely much higher than that of a sailboat. If you have that time, you might as well build a ship that carries a lot of coal. I guess this is much more cost-effective than taking the North American route.
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The intention of Alitalia to open routes to South America is also very obvious, that is, to allow the rich and powerful people in South America to travel to and from Europe more conveniently.
Although Alman did not say how to open up the American route, Governor Seidl was already aware of the prospect of opening up the route. He stood up, stretched out his hand, and said.
"Mr. Arman, you have convinced me. It is hard for me to imagine the profits and prestige your company will bring if it opens routes to the Americas. And if I don't lend you a loan, I will definitely regret it."
When Governor Seidel agreed to lend, Arman also had a smile on his face. "Governor Seidel, believe me, this is the smartest decision you have ever made. Alitalia will not let anyone down."
"I believe it too."
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After seeing off the bankers, Arman immediately picked up the phone and ordered, "Send a telegram to Zeppelin now so that everyone can start construction."
Arman's order was quickly transmitted to the Zeppelin Company in Germany via telegram. As the founder of the company and the inventor of the rigid airship, Count Zeppelin attached great importance to Alitalia's order. After all, a rigid airship
The price of airships is too high. Currently, except for two or three orders from the government and the military, his company's other orders are all from Alitalia.
Not to mention that Italy has nine ships this time, and two of them are big ones that are over 200 meters long. It is necessary to complete this order beautifully.
So after receiving the telegram, Count Zeppelin said to the people present with rare excitement, "Everyone, we are going to have a big fight!"
