Steveair
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767 parts are built in Japan, England, and France. The KC-45 will be a Grumman/Northrop (sp?) adventure built in the US with over 50% US content. 50% of the A-330 built in Europe is US Content. There are no boarders in manufacturing.Personally, I am concerned about the strategic interests of our country. Why rely on parts from a foreign land?
Wow, I had no idea! BTW, I did not petition.767 parts are built in Japan, England, and France. The KC-45 will be a Grumman/Northrop (sp?) adventure built in the US with over 50% US content. 50% of the A-330 built in Europe is US Content. There are no boarders in manufacturing.
That's where I agree with you.Airbus products are not built as well as Boeing. A friend of mine worked as Mechanic at America West and concurred. When I was based in Denver, Frontier was having a lot of mechanical problems. In the winter, the brakes often locked and didn't permit the tires from rotating. I'm not sure if the 330 has the same problem or not. You get what you pay for.
Despite where the product is built, the profits still go to the parent company. I'd like my tax dollars going to Boeing.
From what I've been reading, it sounds like the Air Force wanted something larger than the 767 but neglected to inform Boeing of this.
The KC-135 has operated & adapted diligently since it entered service in 1957. You can't honestly expect that an Airbus will last 50+ years... unless Airbus offered the USAF a deal like Jet Blue... Forget C checks and we'll give you a sweet deal on a new plane... Personally I buy things that last.
Airbus products are not built as well as Boeing. A friend of mine worked as Mechanic at America West and concurred. .
They were, it was in the RFP, request for proposal. I guess that Boeing figured that the 76 airframe fit the bill, and that they didn't want to develop an aircraft that fulfilled all aspects of the RFP. The original RFP, the one that was cancelled, was taylor made to fit the 767's capabilities. The Government revised the RFP to expand the mission requirements, and the 777 is too large to operate at some of the airfields that the KC-45A will be at.From what I've been reading, it sounds like the Air Force wanted something larger than the 767 but neglected to inform Boeing of this.
Personally, I am concerned about the strategic interests of our country. Why rely on parts from a foreign land?