Originally Posted by
tdracer
Whatever the Air Force is thinking of doing it isn’t based on merit or performance of Boeing. I wonder if this is about taking the heat off Boeing to avoid a major loss of a defense and aerospace contractor. What if Boeing decided to default on the tanker contract and cut its losses?
Strategically, it may too much a blow to national security, so try to keep Boeing in the business. It would not exactly be a bailout, but an incentive for favorable decision. It’s a losing strategy though, nothing keeps the company from reneging on a deal and meanwhile the Air Force funds the shareholder interests and executives’ golden parachutes. It sure isn’t meritocracy.