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| Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 4:38 am Post subject: Aero-News: Quote of the Day (08.23.08) |
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"I think the option we would have if we were not given the six months, there is a really high likelihood that we would no-bid the program." Source: Jim Albaugh, head of Boeing Integrated Defense Systems. Citing the length of time needed for the company to develop a competitive entrant for the Pentagon's revised KC-X contract bid for a new US Air Force tanker, Boeing says it will likely opt-out rebidding for the $40 billion deal -- ceding the competition to rival Northrop Grumman, and that company's partners at EADS.
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