Feb 26

US Air Force tanker award set to be announced 
    (AFP)

AFP – The US Defense Department is set to announce the winner of a $35 billion Air Force aerial refueling tanker contract fought over by Boeing and European rival EADS for nearly a decade. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 26

US to announce tanker decision Thursday 
    (AFP)

AFP – The United States will announce Thursday the winner of a $35 billion US Air Force aerial refueling tanker contract contested by Airbus and Boeing, the Defense Department said. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 26

Tanker victory spells risks for Boeing 
    (AFP)

AFP – Boeing’s triumph over European rival EADS for a major US Air Force tanker contract poses risks amid defense spending cutbacks and multiple delays to its commercial projects. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 25

US

AFP – Long billed as “The Air Capital of the US,” but languishing in the current economy, residents of Wichita got a shot in the arm as the US Air Force announced Boeing had won a $30 billion contract for mid-air refuelers, beating out European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co, parent of Airbus. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 25

Air Force awards $35B tanker contract to Boeing 
    (AP)

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Feb 24

US to announce tanker decision Thursday 
    (AFP)

AFP – The United States will announce Thursday the winner of a $35 billion US Air Force aerial refueling tanker contract contested by Airbus and Boeing, the Defense Department said. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 24

US Air Force tanker award set to be announced 
    (AFP)

AFP – The US Defense Department is set to announce the winner of a $35 billion Air Force aerial refueling tanker contract fought over by Boeing and European rival EADS for nearly a decade. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 11

Boeing makes 'aggressive' bid for US tanker deal 
    (AFP)

AFP – The head of Boeing said Thursday that the US aerospace giant was submitting a revised final bid for a huge military aerial refueling contract, an “aggressive” attempt to beat its “subsidized” European rival. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 10

Boeing makes 'aggressive' bid for US tanker deal 
    (AFP)

AFP – The head of Boeing said Thursday that the US aerospace giant was submitting a revised final bid for a huge military aerial refueling contract, an “aggressive” attempt to beat its “subsidized” European rival. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 4

Boeing to revise bid for US military tanker deal 
    (AFP)

AFP – Boeing said Tuesday it would submit a new, “final” bid for a $35 billion contract to supply the US military with 179 aerial refueling tankers, as it tries to beat European rival Airbus. Read the rest of this entry »

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