Boeing Files GAO Complaint
[Ed: This is more than formality, it’s expected that Senator Pat Roberts KS and others will work to ensure that the Airbus contract and this complaint get a thorough look]
CHICAGO, March 10, 2008 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] will file a formal protest on Tuesday asking the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the decision by the U.S. Air Force to award a contract to a team of Northrop Grumman and European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) to replace aerial refueling tankers.
“Our team has taken a very close look at the tanker decision and found serious flaws in the process that we believe warrant appeal,” said Jim McNerney, Boeing chairman, president and chief executive officer. “This is an extraordinary step rarely taken by our company, and one we take very seriously.”