| Re: Kc-45a
There was a huge uproar over the decision here in Wichita - ye old "Air Capitol". Everyone was expecting the contract to go to Boeing, which has one of its main assembly plants here. The contract going to Boeing would have brought tons of jobs to the city.
The main questions people are asking :
1.) Why would the U.S. government award the contract to a foreign company (lots of French jobs created, mostly) when it could have awarded it to a U.S. company and created lots of jobs for U.S. workers? Basically, they might pay a bit more for the planes, but it's better for the U.S. economy overall.
2.) Why award the contract to Grumman/Northrop & Airbus, companies which have never built a tanker, unlike Boeing?
Believe me, from what I've heard on the news here, the Pentagon people who made this decision are gonna get a nasty grilling to prove their case - we've got Senators steamin' mad over the news. It really does seem kinda whack! Even the U.S. government is deciding to outsource big contracts. Might as well get it overwith and rename the country China West, brought to you by Nike and Toyota. |