Contrary to public persecption Boeing buys the majority of its parts from foreign suppliers. The Airbus tanker and its’ refueling sustems have already been successfully flight tested wit European and Asian Air Forces. The Boeing plane is still on a blue print. The Boeing plane would be asembled in Everett WA by Union workers and subject to work stopages. The Airbus plane would be asembled in Mobile AL (Which the last time I checked was in the U.S.) by non-union workers.
Airbus got its name ‘Scarebus’ for a reason... recycled junk that won’t last 50 years.
The Boeing is far superior