Roger Alan Quick I don’t know what happened last time.  Just wanted to say Thank you for your Service Overseas.  I hope that you are staying as safe as possible.  Once again Thank you.

Something is very wrong with this whole process!

Boeing got caught red-handed trying to push the leased tanker deal through with a lot of help from insiders.  As a direct response to that fiasco measures were put into place to ensure a fairer, transparent and competitive procedure was put into place.  Boeing still thought they had enough influence to walk away with the contract with little problem.  They were wrong and so were most of the analyst that follow these huge defense contracts.

Now Boeing contests the award of the contract while attempting to unduly influence our legislators and the American public.  Their tactic is to make this contract about patriotism instead of best product for the best price.  That approach is detestable and totally without merit!

Boeing is no different than any other large aeronautical company in that it uses sub-contractors and suppliers from around the world.  A concerted effort should be made to bring that to the forefront of this dispute.

As an aircraft mechanic from the surrounding area in Mobile, it is of my opinion that the bidding process was fair and equitable. Now, that Boeing has lost the contract bid for the next generation in-flight refueling tanker, they seem to be very poor looser’s. Considering the fact that Boeing has had their hands in the pie long enough! The contract should be awarded to the company with the most advantageous credentials. Even though the manufacturer will be a foreign company with which Boeing is in direct competition. Mobile will be fiscally healthier for the next decade, and so will the people of Alabama and surrounding Baldwin and Mobile Counties!

Sincerely yours,

Roger Alan Quick (Taji, Iraq)