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Old December 19th 03, 02:38 PM
Tom Sixkiller
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"Thomas Borchert" wrote in message
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Jim,

Two words: Seven Sixtyseven.


Are those the ones they bribed into the USAF tanker deal even though
Airbus was cheaper? That hardly counts as innovative!


Cheaper to buy (after MASSIVE subsidy from the taxpayers...an now Boeing is
getting into that as well), but more expensive to operate (since it was
designed for state run airlines).



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Old December 19th 03, 04:01 PM
Thomas Borchert
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Tom,

(after MASSIVE subsidy from the taxpayers...an now Boeing is
getting into that as well)


Uh, now? Those defense contracts have been coming for decades.

but more expensive to operate (since it was
designed for state run airlines).


Huh?

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