Gee, you would have thought that Sen. Obama could have saved the deal being as how he is such a wise and effective senator for Illinois < /s>
Uh, the engines are made here in the U.S.
The refueling equipment is made here in the U.S.
The avionics are made here in the U.S.
And final assembly and intergration will be done here in the U.S.
Overall the A330 program has a much bigger economic footprint than Boeing’s proposal.
In Alabama alone where final assembly is done it will create 5000 new jobs and will have a $1 billion+ dollar impact anually
Georga is getting 4500 new jobs with $440 million anually
Arizona around 1100 new jobs
California 4700 new jobs
Florida 2000 new jobs
Illinois 2800 new jobs with close to $2 billion anually
2300 jobs in Ohio
1100 jobs in North Carolina
3800 jobs in Tennessee
4800 jobs in Texas
5500 jobs in Louisiana with $500+ million anually
The list goes on and on since it benefits 230 companies in 49 states
Boeing on the otherhand shot itself in the foot when it tried to bribe it’s way into getting the contract by offering jobs to those Airforce officers who oversee the program. Case in point Darleen Druyun who was negotiating a job with Boeing at the same time she was involved in contracts with the company.
The 767 is a old airframe design that has a shorter range and payload capability than the A330.
Boeing is also behind schedule on it’s KC767 deliveries to Italy and Japan.
The KC767 did not have multipoint refueling either