Again?
I read all the arguments pro and con the last time around. Boeing has its problems, but it seems to me that Airbus has far worse problems. Like a tendency to fall apart in midair. And this EADS tanker, though it will carry more, will be too big for many fields or even theaters of operation.
I suspect that the key consideration is that powerful politicians want it to be built in Mobile.
We all know that 90% of the work will be done in the EU. The Airbus tanker is a modification of an existing aircraft, already in production. Airbus will fly white-tail A/C, minus interior parts, to Mobile. I really doubt EADS will relocate or duplicate airframe production here. Some work may be done in Mobile to militarize the A/C, but I see only a handful of jobs gained in the US.