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| Boeing to offer revamped 767 tanker for U.S. bid |
| 2010-03-05 |
| Most of this reads like a Boeing press release, but in case you're interested, here it is. WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - Boeing Co's entry in the U.S. Air Force's multibillion-dollar competition to build new refueling aircraft is an updated 767 the company says would save fuel and create more jobs than its likely rival. The 767-based tanker that Boeing offered in the last competition lost to the larger Airbus A330 offered by Northrop Grumman Corp and its European partner EADS, but the Pentagon canceled the deal after government auditors upheld a Boeing protest. Northrop and its supporters in Congress say the Air Force's final terms for the latest competition favor the 767. Northrop is still weighing whether to submit a bid in the competition worth up to $50 billion. |
| Posted by:Steve White |