If the U.S. Air Force picks EADS’s proposed Airbus A330 tanker for its aerial refueling fleet, Northrop Grumman says it will establish a plant in Mobile, Ala., to work on it — right next door to the proposed EADS plant, the Mobile Register reports. http://www.al.com/business/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/business/113023186638960.xml&coll=3
Key Quote: “EADS, serving as principal subcontractor, will assemble a version of the Airbus A330 commercial jet at a stand-alone facility. …
Northrop, serving as prime contractor, will convert the A330 airframes into KC-30 tankers at a separate facility, adding computer and electronic systems and other major components.”
And here’s the Associated Press version of the story. http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051024/APF/510240927&cachetime=3&template=dateline See if you can spot the error.
Key Quote: “If Northrop Grumman becomes the prime contractor, it would be responsible for contract management, major subsystems decisions, and all military modifications, with EADS North America serving as the principal subcontractor and supplying the airframe.”
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