Boeing: Air Force Chose the Wrong Plane

Boeing has filed a formal protest with the federal government. They say the original mission for the tankers was lost in the decision making process.

By: WKRG Staff | WKRG
Published: March 11, 2008

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Boeing Co. has filed a formal protest of a $35
billion Air Force tanker award it lost to a European rival.
European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. and Northrop Grumman
Corp. won the high-stakes deal to replace 179 air-to-air refueling
tankers. The award is the first of three major Air Force contracts
to replace its entire fleet of nearly 600 aging tankers over the
next 30 years.
Chicago-based Boeing says it filed the protest with the
Goverment Accountability Office because of "irregularities" in
the contract competition.

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