Kansas Lawmakers Want Tanker Bid Extension

By The Associated Press
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Republican Senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback say Boeing needs four extra months to respond to the new request for a larger aircraft. Kansas Lawmakers Want Tanker Bid Extension
Published: Fri, August 22, 2008 - 9:06 am Last Updated: Fri, August 22, 2008 - 9:09 am
WASHINGTON (AP) - Kansas lawmakers are calling on the Pentagon
to extend the deadline for bids on the $35 billion Air Force
refueling tanker contract.
Republican Sens. Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback say Boeing Co.
needs four extra months to respond to the new request for a larger
aircraft.
The Air Force initially awarded the contract to a team of
Northrop Grumman and Airbus parent European Aeronautic Defence and
Space Co. But after Boeing protested, congressional investigators
found mistakes in how the award was made.
The Pentagon has since reopened the competition, aiming to
choose a winner by the end of the year.
Roberts, Brownback and GOP Rep. Todd Tiahrt, also of Kansas, say
the new guidelines unfairly favor Northrop's larger plane.
They warn of "fierce bipartisan resistance" in Congress if the
new process seems unfair.


(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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rosepetal Says:
Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 4:47 pm

well its on aol bussiness, i can not believe the people posting against boeing looks good.

http://money.aol.com/news/articles/_a/bbdp/boeing-weighs-exiting-35b-tanker/144749  this was today

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rosepetal Says:
Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 2:55 pm

where are our elected officals on this. why are they not rattling sabers? all we ever hear from are the boeing lobbyist aka politicans.

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carl Says:
Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 10:43 am

I guess they plan on keep getting extensions and delays until they figure out if they can really build an acceptable tanker,might even have to draw up a real plan for a tanker. Still sounds like they’re 3 or 4 years behind N/G EADS. Don’t guess they plan on stalling long enough to see if OBAMA gets in the White House and gives it to them do you ?

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BamaBob Says:
Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 9:56 am

I hope they tell Boeing NO!  They have had long enough to come up with something.  They just kept putting all their eggs in that same old 767 basket since 2001 when their scapegoats had to go to prison for trying to scam the taxpayers.

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the inquiring mind Says:
Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 9:53 am

What is “fierce bipartisan resistance” ? Does that mean they will refuse to act ethically and responsibly as our elected representatives if they don’t get their way? Sounds like sabers rattling.

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Tide Fan Says:
Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 9:34 am

Why doesnt Boeing say something…instead of their puppet politicians???

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