USAF Finally Selects KC-135 replacement

PeriscopeDepth · 02-29-08, 11:12 PM

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A 777 gas passer was not in the offering. They were proposing a 767 refueler I believe. And speaking of Boeing, their lobbyists are trying to start a $hitstorm over this:
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsO...25137720080301

PD

Good. Yeah - if Airbus is offering a modified 330 - sounds like Boeing offered the wrong plane! The 777 is the direct contender to a 330!

-S

Exactly, that's why I actually wasn't surprised by it. I've followed this a little before and the Airbus offering always looked much better. Had Boeing offered a 777 tanker, that would be a different story perhaps.

Your assumption that they'd pick the more capable system makes me giggle.

PD