Boeing to Protest Airbus Tanker Contract
Boeing is formally protesting the Pentagon's decision to award a $35 billion Air Force tanker contract to a group of companies that include Europe's Airbus consortium and U.S. manufacturer Northrop Grumman. Boeing says the Pentagon's decision is flawed and is asking the Government Accountability Office for a review.
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Boeing today will formally protest the Pentagon's decision to award a major contract to European rival Airbus. The Air Force just gave a $35 billion contract for new aerial refueling planes to a group of companies that includes the U.S. manufacturer Northrop Grumman and Airbus. Boeing says the Pentagon's decision is flawed. It's asking the Government Accountability Office for a review. The GAO is the investigative arm of Congress. It can dismiss Boeing's challenge or uphold it and force another bidding competition.
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