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Post by kevin5345179 on Jan 30, 2018 18:39:37 GMT 1
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Post by peter on Feb 17, 2018 12:03:31 GMT 1
a380.boards.net/post/108056Oh yes, Boeing is pumping them out like clockwork. Just one glitch though; I count 22 waiting for first flight. The good part is the freighters for FedEx keep moving. 
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Post by XWB on Mar 7, 2018 10:56:16 GMT 1
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Post by philidor on Mar 7, 2018 14:53:40 GMT 1
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Post by philidor on Mar 21, 2018 23:39:52 GMT 1
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Post by peter on Mar 22, 2018 11:46:45 GMT 1
It is not a matter of if but when they will regret the day they rejected the KC-45 in favour of the KC-46  |
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Post by Baroque on Mar 22, 2018 14:46:15 GMT 1
So long as Boeing feels automatically entitled to the 179 or so units the USAF is expected to order eventually, they don't see any urgency in meeting the USAF's contractual requirement for this first batch of 18 while they put more focus on their commercial projects at this moment.
It's the mindset that 18 is a very small quantity in the grand scheme of things and any penalties they face right now will be more than made up for by the profits from the overall procurement cycle for the 179 units.
USAF probably ought to reopen a (genuine) bid again for the next batch of tankers if Boeing's lethargic effort is a sign of things to come. Perhaps Airbus can propose a better neo-based A330MRTT that round.
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Post by kevin5345179 on Mar 22, 2018 15:32:03 GMT 1
So long as Boeing feels automatically entitled to the 179 or so units the USAF is expected to order eventually, they don't see any urgency in meeting the USAF's contractual requirement for this first batch of 18 while they put more focus on their commercial projects at this moment. It's the mindset that 18 is a very small quantity in the grand scheme of things and any penalties they face right now will be more than made up for by the profits from the overall procurement cycle for the 179 units. USAF probably ought to reopen a (genuine) bid again for the next batch of tankers if Boeing's lethargic effort is a sign of things to come. Perhaps Airbus can propose a better neo-based A330MRTT that round. Certainly felt bad for USAF not choosing A330MRTT at the beginning. I totally agree that Boeing is feeling that the are always entitled for tanker program from USAF ..... |
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Post by philidor on Mar 22, 2018 17:59:08 GMT 1
USAF probably ought to reopen a (genuine) bid again for the next batch of tankers if Boeing's lethargic effort is a sign of things to come. Perhaps Airbus can propose a better neo-based A330MRTT that round. Given that the USAF selected the oldest possible engine for they new tanker (Boeing did offer a reengined variant), I doubt a new engine would be of any interest to them ... |
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Post by grisu17 on Mar 23, 2018 10:00:43 GMT 1
USAF probably ought to reopen a (genuine) bid again for the next batch of tankers if Boeing's lethargic effort is a sign of things to come. Perhaps Airbus can propose a better neo-based A330MRTT that round. This will never happen! America first! |
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