Boeing got what is deserved
First, I am not in the military and have no expertise regarding refueling operations. Having said that, on the surface of things, it seems that EADS/NG simply offered a much better product than Boeing. I think the blame falls squarely on Boeing's shoulder for losing this deal. Besides, what product has Boeing defense designed and delivered in the last 20 years that has not been either bought through an acquisition or a rehash of an old, existing legacy airframe? Every new, white board product they have tried to design in the aircraft area has lost to its competitors. Boeing needs to get its sh*#% together when it comes to its defense division, particularly when it comes to aircraft development.
Secondly, EADS is not a French company. It is a multinational company. As far as I know the tail of the A330 is built in Spain, the wings in the U.K., the fuselage in Germany, engines are U.S and final assembly will be in the U.S, with major subsystems build and delivery by NG. So on the whole, this cannot be a bad thing for the American worker. In fact, while we might lose some aviation skills from the people in the 767 line, a whole new generation of skilled aviation workers will be trained in the south. Bad for the people on Boeing's 767 line? Absolutely, but the 767 has been a dying program for a lot of years now. I do feel bad for them.
Finally, why are people complaining that we are buying a foreign product for our military? Correct me if I am wrong, but haven't European countries been buying American military hardware worth many, many billions of dollars for a lot of years now? And why did they do it? Probably because the products they bought were superior to the home grown option. Shouldn't the men and woman serving in our military be given the same option?
First, I am not in the military and have no expertise regarding refueling operations. Having said that, on the surface of things, it seems that EADS/NG simply offered a much better product than Boeing. I think the blame falls squarely on Boeing's shoulder for losing this deal. Besides, what product has Boeing defense designed and delivered in the last 20 years that has not been either bought through an acquisition or a rehash of an old, existing legacy airframe? Every new, white board product they have tried to design in the aircraft area has lost to its competitors. Boeing needs to get its sh*#% together when it comes to its defense division, particularly when it comes to aircraft development.
Secondly, EADS is not a French company. It is a multinational company. As far as I know the tail of the A330 is built in Spain, the wings in the U.K., the fuselage in Germany, engines are U.S and final assembly will be in the U.S, with major subsystems build and delivery by NG. So on the whole, this cannot be a bad thing for the American worker. In fact, while we might lose some aviation skills from the people in the 767 line, a whole new generation of skilled aviation workers will be trained in the south. Bad for the people on Boeing's 767 line? Absolutely, but the 767 has been a dying program for a lot of years now. I do feel bad for them.
Finally, why are people complaining that we are buying a foreign product for our military? Correct me if I am wrong, but haven't European countries been buying American military hardware worth many, many billions of dollars for a lot of years now? And why did they do it? Probably because the products they bought were superior to the home grown option. Shouldn't the men and woman serving in our military be given the same option?
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