The KC-10 was not a Boeing design. They bought the rights to it when they merged with MD.
And there has not been a single KC-767AT delivered because the KC-767AT doesn’t even exist yet.
Maintenance and support is not the same as BUILDING tankers.
No, Boeing has a problem with delivering aircraft on time. Maybe if there wasn’t a 2+ year delay then they’d MAYBE have more than just 2 customers.
Tankerwars is not affiliated with Boeing. Period. read the page on there web site.
The Mobile Plant is to be a FAL (final assembly line). THATS ASSEMBLY LINE!@!!!! accourding to EADS north America. in other word parts ( wings, fuselage tail ) will be made in Europe shipped to Mobile by boat or plane.
http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/48740552_airbus-a330-freighters-be-assembled-mobile-alabama
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/03/11/222129/new-fuel-for-protectionism.html
Funny who they whine about the supposed kickbacks that Airbus recieved yet doesn’t mention the tax breaks and kickbacks that Boeing gets.
Tax breaks are not kickbacks. but upfront loans money not paid back to develope a aircraft is. Hence the WTO lawsuit.
Maintenance and support is not the same as BUILDING tankers.
Without Maintenance and support you got nada, Who you gonna call if you have a inflight problem and no engeneer, or a planned depot to upgrade or periodic mx.
So that makes it a Boeing design.
And there has not been a single KC-767AT delivered because the KC-767AT doesn’t even exist yet.
Four delivered. And with a better boom than your guys.
Maintenance and support is not the same as BUILDING tankers.
But it is part of the RFP. And EADs blew it. Boeing didn't. Maybe those DECADES of experience do count for something.
No, Boeing has a problem with delivering aircraft on time.
News to everyon else. The delivery of satellites and other defense high tech products are not applicable to their aircraft division which has an amazingly good track record as per its U.S.-built planes. The 767AT was going to be made in ITALY. Italy's partner with Boeing couldn't do it...and hence Boeing pulled it back. Yet they still are on track on the revised schedule with their U.S. production.
Maybe if there wasn’t a 2+ year delay then they’d MAYBE have more than just 2 customers.
Maybe if EADs didn't have $20+ billions in European state subsidies...there wouldn't be an EADs.
Give Boeing that $20+ billion in subsidies and see how fast they could get planes produced.
SHEEESH.