Posted on September 11th, 2008 by Dave Stein
The U.S. Defense Department just announced that it has put the evaluation for their new tanker on hold.
From the recent BusinessWeek article: “Because of the politics and emotions behind the contract to buy new refueling tanker aircraft, neither Northrop nor Boeing gets the prize for now.” BW sure has that right, especially the word “politics.”
Months ago, the [...]
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Posted on September 3rd, 2008 by Dave Stein
Have you been following the U. S. Air Force’s evaluation of Boeing and Northrup/Grumman EADS for the $35 billion contract for the next generation tanker? If not, you’re missing a rare opportunity to observe a big-ticket, complex sale in real time.
I’ve written a few posts on this subject before. Here is a quote from a BusinessWeek article referenced [...]
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Posted on August 11th, 2008 by Dave Stein
I heard on the news this evening that Boeing may decide to no-bid on the $35 billion U.S. Airforce tanker opportunity.
AviationWeek reported that “Word that Boeing is strongly considering a ‘no bid’ position for the next round of the U.S. Air Force refueling tanker competition is spreading only two days after the Pentagon released the [...]
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Posted on July 11th, 2008 by Dave Stein
When the U.S Airforce selected Northrop to supply them with refueling tankers, Boeing filed a complaint with the U.S. government, saying that the evaluation was unfair.
Here are some excerpts from a recent BusinessWeek.com article about what has recently transpired (my highlights):
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