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Thu Feb-24-11 06:43 PM
Response to Reply #12 |
| 30. from what I've read... |
| -Boeing Wins US Air Force KC-X Refueling Aircraft Contract |
bossy22 |
Feb-24-11 04:22 PM |
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Who says corruption, incompetence and fraud doesn't pay? |
Sen. Walter Sobchak |
Feb-24-11 04:27 PM |
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and a refueling boom falling off doesnt count? |
bossy22 |
Feb-24-11 04:45 PM |
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The EADS spinoffs were much greater |
Sen. Walter Sobchak |
Feb-24-11 05:23 PM |
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You don't know what Boeing would do when the tanker program is done. |
pnwmom |
Feb-24-11 05:47 PM |
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What jobs is Boeing "creating"? |
Sen. Walter Sobchak |
Feb-24-11 05:54 PM |
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The 50,000 jobs across the country they will need to build this plane. |
pnwmom |
Feb-24-11 06:16 PM |
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That is ridiculous, |
Sen. Walter Sobchak |
Feb-24-11 06:31 PM |
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America doesn't need Airbus at all. n/t |
pnwmom |
Feb-25-11 02:16 AM |
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Remember that in ten years |
Sen. Walter Sobchak |
Feb-25-11 03:10 AM |
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Dream on. n/t |
pnwmom |
Feb-25-11 05:34 AM |
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Rubbish. Plain rubbish. |
KDLarsen |
Feb-25-11 06:13 PM |
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How dare you bring facts into this! |
Sen. Walter Sobchak |
Feb-25-11 08:11 PM |
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Feb-24-11 06:36 PM |
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from what I've read... |
ensemble |
Feb-24-11 06:43 PM |
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Not in the U.S. Most of the EADS jobs would be in Europe. n/t |
pnwmom |
Feb-25-11 02:16 AM |
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I'm with you on this one. |
nalnn |
Feb-25-11 02:41 PM |
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Boeing's plane will need 24% less fuel and can land at more airports. |
pnwmom |
Feb-24-11 05:44 PM |
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A mediocre platform for 99% of the price of the gold standard |
Sen. Walter Sobchak |
Feb-24-11 05:49 PM |
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Boeing paid for that scandal and the people involved lost their jobs. |
pnwmom |
Feb-24-11 05:56 PM |
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And this $35 billion dollar contract doesn't make all that worth it? |
Sen. Walter Sobchak |
Feb-24-11 05:59 PM |
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No, not for the individuals who were responsible and who lost their jobs. |
pnwmom |
Feb-24-11 06:10 PM |
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yeah, bet their shareholders are feeling really "affected" right now |
Sen. Walter Sobchak |
Feb-24-11 06:21 PM |
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She wasn't thrown under the bus. She was the one responsible for her self-serving actions. n/t |
pnwmom |
Feb-25-11 02:12 AM |
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don't be naive |
Sen. Walter Sobchak |
Feb-25-11 04:01 AM |
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Which is why Sears, the CFO, was fired (and served jail time) |
pnwmom |
Feb-25-11 05:46 AM |
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$615m fine in exchange for a 35 billion dollar contract a few years later, |
Sen. Walter Sobchak |
Feb-25-11 02:19 PM |
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They deserved the 35 billion dollar contract. |
pnwmom |
Feb-25-11 02:59 PM |
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Sending two 767's to do the job of a single A330 isn't remotely efficient |
Sen. Walter Sobchak |
Feb-25-11 03:07 PM |
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Now you're getting into hypotheticals. Sorry, but this decision |
pnwmom |
Feb-25-11 03:17 PM |
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That is why EADS won in 2008 and the only sore losers are Boeing |
Sen. Walter Sobchak |
Feb-25-11 03:33 PM |
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"Few remaining engineers"? You really are living in fantasy land. The GAO |
pnwmom |
Feb-25-11 09:40 PM |
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So you are also uninformed about Boeing layoffs, color me shocked! |
Sen. Walter Sobchak |
Feb-25-11 10:39 PM |
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I am well aware of the layoffs, and I'm well aware that tens of thousands |
pnwmom |
Feb-25-11 10:44 PM |
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The forty year fuel projection is a fiction |
Sen. Walter Sobchak |
Feb-26-11 12:38 AM |
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well... |
ensemble |
Feb-24-11 04:35 PM |
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ensemble |
Diclotican |
Feb-24-11 04:43 PM |
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The A330 isn't more "modern" in its fuel costs. |
pnwmom |
Feb-24-11 05:58 PM |
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but it can't take-off from more airports |
Sen. Walter Sobchak |
Feb-24-11 06:02 PM |
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pnwmom |
Diclotican |
Feb-24-11 07:32 PM |
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EADS knew the fix was in, |
Sen. Walter Sobchak |
Feb-24-11 07:45 PM |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak |
Diclotican |
Feb-24-11 07:58 PM |
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Great news, if your interest is perpetuating fraud against the taxpayer without consequences |
Sen. Walter Sobchak |
Feb-24-11 04:43 PM |
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simple |
bossy22 |
Feb-24-11 04:50 PM |
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Interesting theory, except both are red herrings |
Sen. Walter Sobchak |
Feb-24-11 05:27 PM |
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More |
ProSense |
Feb-24-11 05:28 PM |
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Could it be that this is a taxpayer bailout to offset the $12-$18 billion in cost overruns on the 7 |
Citizen Worker |
Feb-24-11 05:37 PM |
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This has been in the works since 2001, so, no -- not unless they |
pnwmom |
Feb-24-11 05:49 PM |
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Strange how it worked out the way that it did. An opportune time to insure cash flow for years to |
Citizen Worker |
Feb-24-11 06:37 PM |
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This certainly did not go the way everyone was betting |
ProgressiveProfessor |
Feb-24-11 05:53 PM |
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Seeing as they have bought into a completely discredited platform |
Sen. Walter Sobchak |
Feb-24-11 05:56 PM |
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The prior proposal was a Frankenplane...not enough details out about this one yet |
ProgressiveProfessor |
Feb-24-11 06:01 PM |
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Now if Boeing could get back to work on the 787... |
Blue_Tires |
Feb-24-11 06:25 PM |
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USA....we're #1 at making weapons of mass destruction! |
Hulk |
Feb-24-11 07:30 PM |
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Screw Health Care,we need those Weapons to defend us against |
classysassy |
Feb-25-11 04:53 PM |
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Hardly a surprise |
KDLarsen |
Feb-25-11 05:45 PM |
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Mixed feelings on this. My family works for Pratt and Whitney, which will supply the engines. |
Jennicut |
Feb-25-11 10:46 PM |
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Boeing cutting 1,100 jobs from U.S. plants |
OhioChick |
Feb-25-11 11:34 PM |
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