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If user fees go into effect I'm done
On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 22:33:33 GMT, "Viperdoc"
wrote in : You have to remember that tankers are an essential and valuable asset, and the current ones are based on 707's. They are getting long in the tooth, considering the hours and hard use they have endured. Even refurbishment in a depot can not always resurrect an old and tired airframe. Simply put, the Air Force needs newer tanker assets, and it would be simpler to modify an existing airframe rather than go through a clean sheet design. While that may be true, it overlooks the point, that Boeing has a history of criminal behavior in dealing with government contracts, and now it is proposing to install its automation system to control all air traffic in the NAS via satellite. Those facts set off my boondoggle detector. While the concept is enormously attractive in its ability to nearly completely automate air traffic control, there will be several new vulnerabilities introduced unless they are addressed and resolved BEFORE implementations of NextGen commences. |
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