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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   Related Stories • Northrop Grumman halts work on tanker 4/2/08 • Lawmakers, Boeing unions protest tanker deal in D.C. 4/17/08 • Alabama's top Democrat breaks ranks to defend tanker contract 4/4/08 • Northrop files motion to dismiss Boeing's tanker protest 3/26/08 • Air Force skewed tanker deal, Boeing claims 3/19/08 • Congressional allies have a tough task blocking the Air Force tanker deal 3/19/08 • Boeing says Air Force changed tanker rules to favor Northrop, EADS 3/18/08 • Legislature adjourns without Senate vote on Air Force tanker 3/14/08 • Boeing rival says Congress shouldn't interfere in Air Force tanker award 3/13/08 • Boeing formally protests Air Force tanker award 3/11/08 • Boeing sets stage for protest of tanker award 3/10/08 • Boeing protests tanker decision 3/10/08 • Boeing still has ‘significant’ concerns on tanker bid 3/7/08 • Boeing unions call for Congress to block tanker contract 3/3/08 • Boeing party turns into wake 3/1/08 • Q&A on the Air Force tanker decision 3/1/08   CONTACT THE HERALD Mike Benbow, Business Editor benbow@heraldnet.com   Published: Wednesday, April 2, 2008 Northrop says GAO dismissed its challenge to Boeing's tanker protest Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Government Accountability Office has denied motions filed by Northrop Grumman Corp. and the Air Force to toss key portions of Boeing’s protest of a $35 billion contract, Northrop Grumman said late Wednesday. The GAO, which has until June to rule on the Boeing Co. protest, would not comment. And Air Force officials could not be reached immediately for comment. Boeing filed a formal protest of the air tanker refueling contract with the GAO on March 11. In late February, Air Force officials awarded the contract, essentially for gas stations in the sky, to Northrop Grumman and European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co., parent of Boeing rival Airbus. The job of building 179 aerial refueling tankers is the first of three Air Force contracts worth as much as $100 billion over 30 years to replace its fleet of nearly 600 tankers. A Boeing spokesman said the company is supplementing its protest. And a Northrop spokesman said the company looks forward to helping the Air Force defend its selection.

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