Boeing Wins Key Victory in Tanker Protest

[Matt Molnar]

G.A.O. Backs Boeing on Aerial Tanker Deal (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/19/business/19tanker.html?_r=1&ref=business&oref=slogin)

By LESLIE WAYNE
Published: June 19, 2008

The Government Accountability Office on Wednesday backed Boeing’s protest of the awarding of a multibillion-dollar contract for refueling tankers to Northrop Grumman and a European partner, saying the Air Force made errors during the process.

The G.A.O., the investigative arm of Congress, recommended that the Air Force reopen the bidding and obtain revised proposals. [Full Article (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/19/business/19tanker.html?_r=1&ref=business&oref=slogin)]

[cancidas]

glad there's someone with a brain looking this thing over. i for one never thought the KC-45 was ever the right platform, regardless of the fact that i'm partial to seattle-built airplanes....

[Midnight Mike]

glad there's someone with a brain looking this thing over. i for one never thought the KC-45 was ever the right platform, regardless of the fact that i'm partial to seattle-built airplanes....

The KC-45 is not win the tanker bid, the Boeing (767) aircraft lost. Boeing did not do its best & in my opinion, did something to piss the Air Force off....

Should be interesting to see what the Air Force comes up with.....

[FlyingColors]

A non US tanker is just wrong :o

[MORS-AB-ALTO]

Right move in my opinion. With regards to their proposal Boeing may have deserved the "smack on the buttocks", but not a total pardon either. Where it goes from here is still up in the air. Though you give up commonality I think a mix makes the most sense.