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- March 9, 2010
- By American Spectator
Tanker Deal Tanks
This White House has now gotten the worst possible deal for taxpayers and airmen alike. It is time for it to be bullied back -- until it allows simple fairness back into the tanker mix.
- March 9, 2010
- By WKRG-TV
EADS “Boeing Doesn’t Deserve This”
EADS North America Chairman Ralph Crosby sits down to talk about what happened behind the scenes.
- March 9, 2010
- By Reuters
Airbus CEO says tanker bid makes no economic sense
"With our partner Northrop Grumman being convinced that in the current environment we stand no chance of winning, no matter how good our offer is, than I can only follow this assessment," Airbus CEO Tom Enders said.
- March 9, 2010
- By Wall Street Journal
Northrop Quits Tanker Bid; After Long Battle, Field Clear for Boeing in Landmark $40 Billion Air Force Deal
The move forces Congress and the Pentagon to decide whether to award a massive military contract without a real competition.
- March 9, 2010
- By Mobile Press-Register
Editorial: No competition means Air Force gets second-best
The real loser in the aerial refueling tanker contest isn’t Mobile or Northrop Grumman, or even the taxpayer. It’s the men and women of the Air Force who may be stuck with a Boeing tanker.
- March 9, 2010
- By Los Angeles Times
Northrop Grumman drops bid for aerial refueling tanker contract
"There's one word to describe the history of this competition: Sordid," said Scott Hamilton, an aviation industry consultant in Issaquah, Wash. "It's been a complete national embarrassment."
- March 9, 2010
- By Seattle Times
Boeing, now alone in tanker bidding, must figure the right price
" I'm disgusted at the way our Southern workers have been treated as second-class citizens by organized labor, which fought so hard to protect its power structure at the cost of 48,000 jobs nationwide that the KC-45 program would have supported."
- March 9, 2010
- By Florida Today
Northrop abandons bid for tanker contract
A Northrop victory would have meant 1,173 direct and indirect jobs in Melbourne, Mobile County Commission President Mike Dean wrote in a letter last week. And the assembly factory in Mobile would have employed hundreds of workers.
- March 9, 2010
- By Market Watch (Wall Street Journal)
Northrop drops out of bid to make Air Force aerial tankers
Stephen Nodine, Mobile County Commissioner, said in a statement he was "extremely disappointed" by Northrop's decision to bow out of the program, but blamed the move on political protectionism and pressure by organized labor.
- March 9, 2010
- By James Hasik
Note to Mike Donley: How to manage Boeing before the KC-X deal gets done
If the Air Force doesn’t like the price, it can balk, and tell Boeing to pack sand. Then, the Pentagon can restart the process with an RFP more likely to solicit competitive bids.
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