Northrop Grumman Corp and Europe's EADS.

[mkemse]

I agree that protectionism is wrong... and that's exactly why EADS (Airbus) shouldn't be awarded the contract. Their ability to undercut Boeing's bid is, in part, due to government subsidies. Historically... French subsidies... and awarding any military contract to a French company... well it grates on me.

As far as quality is concerned... time will tell.

Boeing rocks in comparison to what Airbus produces commerically... but that's strictly a lay opinion.

Boeing did annouce today 3-10-08 that they are apealing the decsion, not sure if they have any chance
not to mention the loss of all those jobs in a very struggling economy

[Ozme52]

Boeing did annouce today 3-10-08 that they are apealing the decsion, not sure if they have any chance
not to mention the loss of all those jobs in a very struggling economy

Well... I wouldn't mention it... That's irrelevent imo.

With that attitude, we wouldn't have half the jobs in the automotive industry that we do today... specifically because most "foreign" cars sold in the USA are made in the USA.

Besides... those are my tax dollars and I want best value for my tax dollars... but... not to support the French government.