The US Air Force

[docellis]

I'm not super politcal but I'm angry that the Air Force would choose a French company over Boeing for any contract - much less one of this size.

[G. Keenan]

Meh, the US military contracts stuff out to foreign companies all the time.

[Leroy]

I just (fake) argued this with my brother last weekend. He was really mad about it, especially considering the fact that he will be flying on them.

He said that the Boeings are awesome and the others are pieces of crap.

I argued just to make conversation for about a half hour and lost interest.

It don't matter. Boeing shouldn't fly an American flag...they get plenty of stuff from somewhere else. But it makes the politicians look good.

[G. Keenan]

I suspect the Airforce picked Airbus because it was the better choice. If that's the case Boeing should get their act together and do better next time.

[docellis]

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[G. Keenan]

The Air Force should make bad choices so we have more jobs.

Aren't the planes being built in Alabama?

[Michael]

I suspect the Airforce picked Airbus because it was the better choice. If that's the case Boeing should get their act together and do better next time.

It was a shocking choice because Boeings plane was widely considered better. In fact, the air force changed their spec to fit the needs of the Airbus design.

[G. Keenan]

I suspect the Airforce picked Airbus because it was the better choice. If that's the case Boeing should get their act together and do better next time.

It was a shocking choice because Boeings plane was widely considered better. In fact, the air force changed their spec to fit the needs of the Airbus design.

Was it a production issue then? I haven't really read up on this issue, but could Airbus deliver them faster or something? I'm proceeding from the assumption that the Airforce people who made this decision aren't idiots. Of course some kind of bribery could be involved.

[Radbird]

Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) are very clear on this subject.

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/current/ ... 025_1.html

[TimeForGuinness]

You're taxpayer dollars at work.........in France.

BTW, the unions are pissed because all of the workers in Mobile will be non-union workers.