On 2008-03-12 07:12:17 -0700, AJ said:

Boeing Formally Protests US Air Force Tanker Contract Award
Says KC-X RFP Differs From Criteria Cited In Going with KC-45A

Boeing's plane actually met the requirements of the request for
proposal. Airbus offered a more expensive plane that offered a cargo
capability and other features that Boeing was not allowed to offer.
Boeing could have offered a 747 tanker with the same capability, but
was discouraged from doing so. Then they selected the EADS design on
the basis of the cargo capability. Somebody had already decided from
the very beginning that the Airbus design would be selected and simply
rigged the bidding process to make sure Airbus won.

No doubt this was partially in revenge for the way Boeing was awarded
the original contract.

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