We had the opportunity last week to tour the 787 production line. There is optimism that the program is back on track, though there appears to be an emerging hiccup. We toured the line before information began emerging… Read More
This story in The Seattle Times outlines plans by Washington State legislators to pony up new tax breaks for Boeing for the 737 replacement. The information came out of the new Aerospace Futures Alliance, which media revealed previously… Read More
In some non-tanker news, the aerospace sector tanked on the New York markets today. BE Aerospace, down 12.13%, $3.69 to $26.74 Spirit AeroSystems, down 8.63%, $2.04 to $21.60 Boeing: down 6.9%, $5.15 to $69.64. and so on…. Interestingly,… Read More
We haven’t read it, but here is it, all 67 pages in PDF form. b-311344__boeing__redacted_decision. Update, 1215 PM PDT: We’ve completed a quick read of the GAO decision. In it, the GAO found–as previously reported–for Boeing on a… Read More
A reader just brought this report to our attention, which if true, is a real bombshell; it’s from DefenseTech.org. Top OSD Officials Think Tanker Deal Can Go Ahead Senior Pentagon and Air Force officials who have read the… Read More
The full, 69-page GAO report is expected to be issued this week, redacted of proprietary information. The report could be issued as early as today, we’re told. As soon as we get it, we’ll post it. Meantime, fired… Read More
Newsweek has a piece about US Sen. John McCain and the KC-X tanker competition, quoting an unidentified Pentagon official about McCain’s involvement. This is the first article we’ve seen quoting a Pentagon official. As readers know, we were… Read More
We’ve been asked by media across the country, What’s next for the tanker competition? We stated our position long ago: if Boeing lost the protest, it should accept the GAO decision. On the other hand, if the Air… Read More
All those interested in the GAO tanker decision are waiting for the 69-page decision to be sanitized of proprietary information, but one detail about life cycle cost emerged, according to this Bloomberg report: that Boeing wound up with… Read More
In another stunning twist in the USAF tanker contract, the GAO sustained the Boeing protest over the award to Northrop Grumman. In a three page press release, the GAO sustained Boeing on key elements of the protest while… Read More