What are Boeing's plans?

On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 04:06:00 GMT, R. David Steele
/OMEGA wrote in
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And what happened to the plans to use the 767 as replacement for
the KC-135?


Air Force Secretary James Roche on Monday reiterated the need to
begin replacing a fleet of aging KC-135 aerial refueling
tankers, but said the Air Force was awaiting the results of two
studies due in November. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld put a
proposed $23.5 billion Air Force deal to lease 20 BOEING CO. 767
tankers and buy up to 80 more on hold pending the additional
reviews and a decision is not expected until early next year.
Roche acknowledged the Air Force's initial plan to lease all
100 tankers, scaled back after lawmakers raised concerns about
the higher cost of leasing versus direct procurement, had been
viewed as "an outrage" by some. But he told reporters at the
annual Air Force Association conference that he remained
committed to exploring innovative acquisition strategies,
especially since Congress did not object to leasing of other
aircraft, computers or automobiles.
(Reuters 07:07 PM ET 09/13/2004)

Mo
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