Read more tanker aircraft stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/25595/tanker-aircraft.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:18:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/37099/pentagon-delays-35b-tanker-deal-for-next-president.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Pentagon has put a $35 billion contract for new Air Force refueling tankers on hold, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced today, reasoning that the White House didn’t have enough time left to “complete a competition that would be viewed as fair.” The contract was awarded to a European-American partnership,...http://www.newser.com/story/37099/pentagon-delays-35b-tanker-deal-for-next-president.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Sep 2008 11:58:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35506/boeing-threatens-to-ditch-air-force-tanker-bid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBoeing has warned the Pentagon it will pull out of the new bidding to build a fleet of air tankers unless it gets an extra four months to prepare a bid, the Wall Street Journal reports. A Boeing pullout would leave the Air Force with no competition for a $35...http://www.newser.com/story/35506/boeing-threatens-to-ditch-air-force-tanker-bid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 22 Aug 2008 4:27:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34391/pentagons-new-bid-rules-favor-northrop-boeing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Pentagon issued new criteria yesterday for the second round of bidding on its lucrative fuel-tanker contract, Bloomberg reports, and Boeing backers immediately cried foul. The new terms give bonus points to a plane that carries more fuel than the earlier guidelines, which Boeing officials and congressional allies claim favors...http://www.newser.com/story/34391/pentagons-new-bid-rules-favor-northrop-boeing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 07 Aug 2008 11:41:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29876/tough-calls-await-on-boeing-defense-bid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Government Accountability Office must rule by next Thursday on Boeing’s appeal of an Air Force deal granting European rival Airbus a multi-billion dollar tanker contract—and CEO Jim McNerney has a tough call ahead if Boeing loses, the Seattle Times reports. He can ground the appeal, or draw more...http://www.newser.com/story/29876/tough-calls-await-on-boeing-defense-bid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Jun 2008 15:24:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21021/boeing-doesnt-deserve-military-monopoly.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThere’s fury on Capitol Hill (and the campaign trail) over a $40 billion Air Force contract going to a European team, Mark Thompson notes in Time , but it’s entirely appropriate for the military to get the best technology it can. Indeed, anger over the snub to Boeing shows lawmakers at...http://www.newser.com/story/21021/boeing-doesnt-deserve-military-monopoly.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 09 Mar 2008 9:45:00 CDT