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Gov. Riley: KC-30 Will Be Built By Patriotic People

By Emily Forrester

Alabama Governor Bob Riley says he is more than enthusiastic about winning the KC-30 Tanker Deal. Listen to his interview with Mel Showers and Tiffany Craig. Gov. Riley: KC-30 Will Be Built By Patriotic People

Published: Fri, February 29, 2008 - 4:07 pm Last Updated: Fri, February 29, 2008 - 9:45 pm

News 5 spoke with Governor Bob Riley just a few minutes after he learned Alabama, Mobile, EADS, and Northrop Grumman won the KC-30 Tanker Project.
Hear that phone interview by clicking on the video tab.

Here is a statement released by the Governor's Office:

“There are only two places in the world where large airplanes are built: Seattle, Washington and Toulouse, France. Now, there will be a third: Mobile, Alabama.

“To say this is a great day for Alabama is a monumental understatement. This will go down in history as one of our greatest days.

“This announcement is the fulfillment of a dream that began three years ago, and that dream was to bring high-paying aerospace jobs to Mobile. It was a dream to provide the men and women of our military with the best and most efficient aerial refueling tanker. Those dreams are being fulfilled and they will be made a reality in our state.

“The selection of Northrop Grumman-EADS is the result of extremely hard work by a unified team from the company, the state, the federal government and Mobile. I congratulate everyone involved and thank them for all they’ve done.”