The tanker competition has grown so baroque that it’s easy to sometimes wonder what’s real and what’s delusion. The latest twist is that EADS and some of Europe’s governments are reportedly lobbying for a deadline extension on when tanker bids can be submitted.
Boeing’s brethren on Capitol Hill, sensing a possible threat to $35 billion for the company that means so much to their states, swung into action with little delay.
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