Boeing VP: "Very surprised"

Mar. 12 - After failing to win a $35 billion dollar aircraft tanker bid, Boeing takes its case to Capitol Hill.
Boeing says it lost out on a lucrative Air Force contract because the terms of the proposal were changed, and it wasn't informed of all the new requirements. Bobbi Rebell reports.

Bobbi Rebell reports from New York.

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[1126thmp]

Ahhhh cry me a river. Also take your sob story ad's all over youtube and shove it. Boeing knows very little about the actual providing of a working weapons system but how to bilk the system of all it can squeeze.

[cmatos2007]

Well......apparently that less than 50% chance came true because the current administration has stopped the contract bid and decided that Boeing will retain the contract until next year.

[Comiccon32]

I don't really think its cheating on THAT level. I mean, Boeing had 2 CEO's go to prison. But that doesn't mean EVERY single Boeing employee is crooked. The workers at airbus and boeing are extremely proud of the work they do. I do find it wrong that the USAF changed the requirements on Boeing (we know this happened) At least this way, whoever gets the contract wins it fair and the other side can't argue.

[pinoyaggie]

The analysts were stunned because the USAF are making decisions beyond common sense and technical sense (based from the RFP they put in the table). Second, they concluded that the protest will not going to be upheld based from historical data. Based from percentage of protests dismissed by GAO instead of analyzing the merit of the protest. That's why I don't believe on what analysts are saying anymore. This contest is for who ever will not get caught cheating will win. Sucks for us tax payers.

[pinoyaggie]

I guess the garbage company you are talking about exists for more than 90 years. Built the airplanes that contributed to winning WWII. Built the airplanes that changed commercial aviation. When was Alabama built an airplane? All new airplane designs encounter problems, and these kind of machines are not easily designed and built. Ask about Airbus's A380. Oh by the way the A330's first flight test ended up in a tragedy. So go ahead and LOL! More like GO EUROPE! and go alabama and mobile!

[cmatos2007]

Well don't forget Boeing has like 6 locations in Alabama (Huntsville and Decatur)

[Comiccon32]

Those analysts have 20+ years engineering experience. More than you or me :) Actually, when I read the GAO, it doesn't say very close. Plus Boeing won the protest so now they are talking rebid. I dont know who will win in the end though.

[pinoyaggie]

Ah, ah Boeing has less than 50% chance in the protest, ah, ah. Again analysts are wrong. First they said Boeing will win the contract. They were surprised when the air force gave the contract to NG/EADS. Then they said NG/EADS won in 4 out of 5 criteria and beated Boeing hands down so winning the protest is a very slim chance. The GAO proved them wrong by saying the competition is very close. Don't believe the analysts anymore. They are overpaid, overrated pretend to know their sh** dumb asses.

[maxvalley]

Before or after you and your executive cronie at Boeing got caught bribing the USAF!

[mm89f]

We are surprised that even though it seemed like we were going to win since we are a U.S company, and that this selection process was supposed to be fair(ha ha), how dare does the Air Force actually run a fair decision making process