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US tanker deal thrown into doubt
KC-30 tanker
EADS' KC-30 aircraft is based on the Airbus A330
Boeing should get a second chance to bid for a $35bn US Air Force contract, a US government agency has said.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) upheld Boeing's protest against the awarding of the air tanker deal to rivals Northrop Grumman and EADS.
It said that the Air Force had made a "number of errors" that could have swung the outcome of the competition.
The GAO's ruling is not binding, but it puts huge pressure on the Air Force to put the process out to tender again.
The GAO said in a statement: "The Air Force made a number of significant errors that could have affected the outcome of what was a close competition.
"We therefore sustained Boeing's protest."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7462665.stm
KC-30 tanker
EADS' KC-30 aircraft is based on the Airbus A330
Boeing should get a second chance to bid for a $35bn US Air Force contract, a US government agency has said.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) upheld Boeing's protest against the awarding of the air tanker deal to rivals Northrop Grumman and EADS.
It said that the Air Force had made a "number of errors" that could have swung the outcome of the competition.
The GAO's ruling is not binding, but it puts huge pressure on the Air Force to put the process out to tender again.
The GAO said in a statement: "The Air Force made a number of significant errors that could have affected the outcome of what was a close competition.
"We therefore sustained Boeing's protest."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7462665.stm
