Aug 25, 2008
world economy
The American aircraft manufacturer confirmed that it had requested six-month delay in the Pentagon, because otherwise it will have "many more options than nothing present."Boeing has explained, Friday, August 22 evening, he would need time to respond to the bidding of the U.S. Air Force tanker planes. Dan Beck, a spokesman for the company, has indeed explained that Boeing had requested an additional six months the Pentagon to submit its proposal, and would in the immediate future "plus a lot of options from nothing present." In support of its request, the aircraft manufacturer said that the tender revised request a new aircraft, since it will be more fuel efficient.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon would have given an additional period of only fifteen days. The priority of the Air Force would "grow quickly and efficiently", in a folder that is bogging the past five years.
Northrop Grumman, EADS ally in this matter, for his part indicated that any further delay would be "harmful" to the program and could "lead to an escalation of costs for government and the taxpayer."
The mega-tanker contract, covering 179 aircraft for a sum of 35 billion dollars, is being a real "drama" to the USA. It was originally awarded to Boeing, before the tender is cancelled at the request of Congress (including John McCain, the current Republican candidate for the White House) because of irregularities, it was then assigned to Northrop Grumman and EADS, in February, before the bidding was also cancelled because of errors in the evaluation.
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