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24 posted on 02/24/2011 2:22:03 PM PST by alancarp (Hi, I could have been in New York state today. So I owe them income taxes for the entire YEAR??)

Boeing wins.

Boeing's offer was more than 1% cheaper than EADS, so other factors like range, fuel capacity etc. - while evaluated beforehand - were not taken into account. EADS, which had the cheaper offer in 2008, had already lowered prices from the previous level, but Boeing with the smaller and somewhat less capable 767 was able to underbid them this time. No surprive given the size of the aircraft and the way the bidding process was structured.

However having EADS in the running saved the taxpayer a heck of a lot of money.

26 posted on 02/24/2011 2:33:55 PM PST by wolf78 (Inflation is a form of taxation, too. Cranky Libertarian - equal opportunity offender.)

Boeing wins? Big surprise. Will they get it built? I’m still waiting for them to deliver the first 787 to a customer.