Boeing protested on bogus grounds. They whined about every detail of the source selection that EADS won, and like unethical lawyers, looked for any loophole to latch onto their half cocked arguments, including specious claims about fuel costs and "illegal" subsidies (which were not illegal).
Boeing stealing the multi-billion dollar contract from EADS was pure politics. Pure. Politics.
And now.....Boeing is doing a terrible job delivering the aircraft. The Air Force is livid. Boeing has the money in the bank, so they no longer seem to care. They are focusing resources on their lucrative commercial contracts, and are telling US national security that basically they will "Get around to it" when they are good and ready.
They are focusing resources on their lucrative commercial contracts, and are telling US national security that basically they will “Get around to it” when they are good and ready.
I imagine they will soon have some excess capacity when the Chicoms and/or Iranians cancel orders.
Yup. NGC AND teammate EADS.
Were that actually true, why didn’t EADS appeal the change of the decision?