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However you look at it, Boeing's breathing a sigh of relief. They need some time to get their own damn house back in order.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a4We6w9UvVPQ&refer=home



But they need time to sharpen their pencil even more.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/17/AR2008091702857.html

Yves.

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At this point it's probably time to stop the whole "competitive bid" and "saving the taxpayer money" charade and just pay Boeing whatever they ask for whatever they want to give us.



For Boeing, it's a win-win situation. The more they whine and/or drag their feet in submitting the USAF with a decent proposal for the replacement of the KC-135, the longer it'll take to replace said aircrafts. They know it. It's like baseball.

Strike 1 .... 2003

Strike 2 .... 2008

Strike 3 .... ?????

In the meantime, Boeing gets the contract to extend the useful life of the tired old KC-135, past their expected useful life...

New engines...new avionics...new everything...

They collect the taxpayer's money, but the servicemen will still operate outdated material.

Pure economics. How to win... when you lose.

Yves.

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Plus with the on going labor strike at Boeing they need all the time they can get to be able to keep to their delivery times that they first projected in their proposal.

Getting pushed until 2009 for a decision is a huge win for Boeing.
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At this point it's probably time to stop the whole "competitive bid" and "saving the taxpayer money" charade and just pay Boeing whatever they ask for whatever they want to give us.



For Boeing, it's a win-win situation. The more they whine and/or drag their feet in submitting the USAF with a decent proposal for the replacement of the KC-135, the longer it'll take to replace said aircrafts. They know it. It's like baseball.

Strike 1 .... 2003

Strike 2 .... 2008

Strike 3 .... ?????

In the meantime, Boeing gets the contract to extend the useful life of the tired old KC-135, past their expected useful life...

New engines...new avionics...new everything...

They collect the taxpayer's money, but the servicemen will still operate outdated material.

Pure economics. How to win... when you lose.

Yves.


Unfortunately, you captured it perfectly. As a shareholder of Boeing, I do not support this strategy. I want them to knock this out and be done with it, win or lose (of course I prefer win). As you noted, they had two golden opportunities, but they aren't the only clever company involved in this. Northrup/EADS now has time to polish their proposal as well, and the USAF, who bumbled the first two RFPs, now gets to screw with it a third time. :|
So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh
Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright
'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life
Make light!

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