EADS North America said it submitted a final proposal in the politically charged U.S. tanker competition against Boeing Co. and that it lowered its price.
“We submitted what we think is a very competitive price proposal,” EADS North America Chairman Ralph Crosby told a briefing for reporters.
Asked how much the price was lowered, he said: “Just enough to win.”
The $35 billion contract for tankers that refuel other planes in flight is expected to be awarded in a month or so.
Crosby said that unless there was an egregious process error in the competition, he would not expect EADS to protest the result should it not win. EADS North America is a unit of Europe’s EADS.
EADS said its tanker, which is based on an A330 widebody plane built by its Airbus subsidiary, would be assembled along with commercial freighter aircraft at a new plant to be built in Mobile, Ala. Crosby said the company would break ground on the Mobile facility shortly after the award was announced should EADS win.
Boeing’s tanker offer is based on its 767 jetliner.
EADS this week: ADS (EAD.PA) North America said it submitted a final proposal in the politically charged U.S. tanker competition against Boeing Co (BA.N) and that it lowered its price. “We submitted what we think is a very competitive price proposal,” EADS North America Chairman Ralph Crosby, who was speaking from Washington, D.C., told a briefing for reporters. Asked how much the price was lowered, he said: “Just enough to win.” How do they know what it takes to win, we only opened the file for 15 seconds!!!!!!
EADS February 5, 2011: Airbus (EAD.PA) Chief Executive Tom Enders said on Saturday the European planemaker’s parent company EADS would not improve its bid to build a fleet of U.S. Air Force aerial refueling planes. “It is not our style to make hectic corrections at the last minute,” Enders told Reuters in an interview on the sidelines of a security conference in Munich.
Enders said EADS had made a very good offer for the contract, that also made economic sense, whereas competitor Boeing Co (BA.N) had announced “last changes” to its bid.
Do you trust someone who is so self righteous and condescending Alabama? Also, former AMC commander General Lichte works for EADs and still has his hand in the pie at AMC!