News Source: Miami Herald
| about 1 month ago
Lawmakers from Washington to Alabama are raising serious concerns over a troubled $35 billion tanker competition between rivals Boeing Co. and Northrop Grumman Corp. In separate letters, both Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., and Rep. Norman Dicks, D-Wash.
News Source: Reuters
| about 1 month ago
Alabama lawmakers blasted the Pentagon's bidding rules for a multibillion dollar contract to replace the Air Force's aerial refueling fleet, saying the procedure unfairly favors Boeing. "I believe it's already tilted toward Boeing. Air Force gave to...
News Source: International Herald Tribune
| about 1 month ago
The battle over the Air Force ’s latest attempt to award a contract for aerial refueling tankers is heating up, with the main competitors and their supporters in Congress calling for changes in the way the bids will be evaluated. Senator Richard...