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Boeing protests USAF tanker contract award

St. Louis, USA - According company there were irregularities in USAF decision

Citing irregularities with the process of the competition and the evaluation of the competitors' bids, The Boeing Company has filed a formal protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), asking the agency to review the decision by the U.S. Air Force to award a contract to a team of Northrop Grumman and European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) to replace aerial refuelling tankers....

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1086943
Rome, Italy, 03/12/2008 15:53
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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