Article: United States: Kan., Wash. back Boeing for tanker contract.

Article: Air Force allowed Boeing to rewrite terms of ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  March 27, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... Galloway WASHINGTON _ The Air Force gave the Boeing Co. five months to rewrite ... competitors. Among the original Air Force requirements Boeing eliminated was that the ... negotiation between the Air Force and Boeing; they weren't giving ...

Article: Boeing calls Air Force tanker contract ...
AP Worldstream;  March 12, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... favor. But in its protest with the GAO, Boeing argued that the Air Force lost sight of the original mission for ... have been converted into the tanker had Boeing won. Boeing also charged that the Air Force changed its requirements to accommodate ...

Article: Boeing will protest a $35B Air Force ...
AP Worldstream;  March 10, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... gained jobs had Boeing won. Air Force officials have said ... a debriefing by Air Force officials on Friday, Boeing questioned the fairness ... Department history. The Air Force selection of EADS ... European parent of Boeing rival Airbus, and ...

Article: Boeing protest says Air Force changed rules ...
AP Worldstream;  March 18, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Boeing Co. said Air Force officials tilted the playing ... released publicly Tuesday, Boeing said the Air Force repeatedly made fundamental but ... the protest argues that the Air Force ignored Boeing's lengthy track record of producing ...

Article: BOEING SUBMITS TANKER BID AIR FORCE TO ...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  April 12, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... aerospace reporter The Boeing Co. submitted to the Air Force on Wednesday a 7,000 ... more than 20 years. If Boeing wins the Air Force contract, he said, the ... procurement scandal at Boeing. The Air Force's second-ranking acquisition ...

Article: BOEING LOSES 7 DELTA LAUNCHES AIR FORCE ...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  July 25, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... defense rival. And the Air Force suspended Boeing's space units from competing ... were awarded, Teets said. Boeing gave the Air Force copies of all the Lockheed ... orbit. In late 1998, the Air Force awarded Boeing 19 of 28 EELV launch contracts ...

Article: Boeing sets stage for formal protest of $35B Air ...
AP Worldstream;  March 10, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... competition. Boeing was debriefed by Air Force officials on Friday ... think tank. The Air Force selection of EADS ... European parent of Boeing rival Airbus ... gained jobs from a Boeing win. Many are questioning why the Air Force would award such ...