Look I keep hearing every time some contract is awarded to a foreign competitor that it’s because the American company is crap. I don’t believe it. Boeing came in at a lower bid, and the plane Airbus will build is not even been tested. It is a derivative of another model. The GOP lined their pockets in my opinion. It was stupid to do this in an election year and probably guarantees McCain’s loss-he will lose Ohio.
We are in a recession. Those jobs would have been very important in this situation. There is also a national security issue here. America needs to build their own military products from start to finish. By driving out manufacturing with stupid decisions like this one, our government make us less safe ie less able to defend itself.
More like the plane that Airbus HAS built and is currently in testing.
And the damn KC767 ISN’T a derivative of another model?
Oh yeah the GOP lined their pockets with the deal....You’re starting to sound like one of those unhinged ron paul supporters or a poster on DU.
The new tanker IS CREATING JOBS....CAN’T YOU READ?