[MHalblaub]

And they don’t have experiance. Dornier might have maintained or done servicing on E-3 AWACS but EADS HAS ZERO never built one never flown one. Servicing and maintaning is not the same. All that means is they have done periodic structural inspections, lube and paint. Sub systems is changing little black boxes. Thats not AWACS experiance.

Donier is now owned by EADS.

I think Boeing doesn't have a clue either what's exactly inside the boxes provided by Northrop-Grumman.

Service and maintenance is not ZERO experience.

[cmdr straker]

Changing little black boxes and minor servicing is not AWACS experiance its BASIC AIRCRAFT SERVICING. Oil, gas tires, wash wax, changing windows. minor panel repairs and paint. Thats about all they are allowed to do. Any big electronic upgrades are done by a certified DEPOT, guess what there is ONLY 1. Thats Tinker AFB. Oklahoma.

designing, building and producing a flyable operations AWACS airplane is.

Hense the problem with the 737 Wedgetail. NG equip does not interface with others equipment. And they have NG and Boeing aussie working it and could not figure it out and had to send them back to the USA for NG and Boeing to Figure out. And its not just Boeings equipment that is not interfacing with.

Doniers mistake was going to EADS. Also every 3 to 4 years all E-3 AWACS make a trip to TINKER for FULL Depot Maint. That is where they get all of there upgrades.