There's another reason to support this choice. No matter what nation we are talking about, the tendency is to buy local. That's great for jobs, but giving the nod every time to in-house designs cannot fail to encourage waste, bloated prices and less-than-the-best designs. To be sure, there are exceptions, but some healthy competition puts producers on notice that their bids had better be cost-effective.
Moreover, this is a flying gas station, not a stealth bomber or H-bomb. This is something anybody capable of building an airplane of the right size can build. It's not like critical design expertise is going to be lost or something.
Next time some people are at the mall, they should find the Life Store.
And get one.
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