Air Force to award $35 billion tanker contract (AP)

Thursday, February 24, 2011 11:01 AM By dwi

WASHINGTON – The Air Force is poised to award digit of the large contracts in expeditionary history — a $35 1000000000 deal to build nearly 200 giant airborne supply tankers. The rival companies are Chicago-based Boeing Co. and European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co.

The selection module be declared at the Pentagon after the business markets close on Thursday. It is certain to ordered soured celebrations in the states where the soldier module be manufactured.

If Boeing wins, creation would occur in Everett, Wash., Wichita, Kan., and in cities in individual other states. If EADS wins, the soldier would be collective in Mobile, Ala. The digit companies feature that, either way, some 50,000 jobs would be created.

The losing states — and their lawmakers — module weigh any contest to the decision.


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