Don't you have that backward? Boeing's 767 tanker is flying in Italy (and
another country. Japan?) today and has been for a couple of years. EADS has
never built a tanker.

Bob Gardner

"xyzzy" wrote in message
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On Mar 12, 4:43 pm, john smith wrote:
I suspect that if the government went back to the competitive flyoff for
determining the winner (as was done with the F-16/F-17; F-22/F23;
F-32/F-35) we would see a clear cut winner.

Let Boeing and EADS build two or three copies of each at their own
expense, let the Air Force crews test them out for 6-/12-months then let
the chips fall where they may.

Airbus would win since their design actually exists and is flying
today while Boeing's is just a proposal.