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The US government has reopened a $35bn (£17bn) contract to supply the US Air Force with refuelling tankers, which had been given to European group EADS.
Originally posted by Zaphod58
This time the USAF has no say in the decision and the Undersecretary of Defense makes it for them by December.
Originally posted by wolf241e
I've said it before and I'll say it again...
You do not give such a large project to an overseas company.
NEVER!!!!
Those jobs need to stay here in the states..period. The government needs to let the US workers reap the benefits of this deal.
Originally posted by carcharodon
If you read Boeing's blog, one of their main problems was that the Air Force requested a certain size airplane (about the 767 size). Airbus offered a bigger plane and they gave them extra points because their airplane was bigger while the original request was for a smaller aircraft. I think their argument goes to they say they wanted Apples, we gave them apples but they decided they wanted oranges and didn't tell us.
According to Boeing a smaller plane will provide better fuel efficiency and a better cost advantage that was acknowledge by the Air Force itself.
Boeing Blog Tanker Facts
Originally posted by wolf241e
I've said it before and I'll say it again...
You do not give such a large project to an overseas company.
NEVER!!!!
Those jobs need to stay here in the states..period. The government needs to let the US workers reap the benefits of this deal.
This is to be one of the largest contracts in recent years, no way it goes to the damn EADS, I don't care who the payed off.