Stepehen Trimble on
www.flightglobal.com has a good description of "Round One" (without NG/EADS) and the convolutions involved ... no wonder this round got stuck with an "Offside" call by the referee ... Makes me wonder if Boeing's been taking lessons from Greek mythology and the Minotaur .
Too right, it's USAF wot loses in all this - roll on the demos of A330 capability as the "Footsa" (City of London-like) comes on line, long before DC gets around to a "final" decision.
AirTanker could find itself with a whole lot of custom apart from any British needs ...
Meanwhile, stay tuned for Round 2 (or 3?).