Northrop Grumman told the Pentagon it could not bid on the $40 billion aerial refueling tanker program unless the request for proposals changed, threatening the aircraft plant planned for Brookley in Mobile.
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Key House Chairman Backs Splitting the Air Force Tanker Contract, a Decision Mobile Was Watching Closely
Rep. Neil Abercrombie said he would push to split the Air Force’s aerial refueling tanker contract between Northrop Grumman-EADS and Boeing, a fight with enormous stakes for Mobile.
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Lost in Translation: What the EADS Chief Really Said About Building in Mobile
A newspaper interview in August 2008 seemed to say EADS would build commercial aircraft in Mobile whether or not it won the Air Force tanker contract. The company said that was not what it meant.
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Mobile County Commissioner Tours European Airbus Plants Amid Tanker Bid
Commissioner Stephen Nodine joined an economic development mission to Britain, Spain and France, touring EADS Airbus and CASA plants like those proposed for Mobile if the KC-30 tanker project lands here.
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Brookley Field Lands the EADS Tanker Plant and Its Promise of 1,000 Jobs
Local lawmakers said Mobile’s Brookley Field was about to be named the winner of EADS North America’s nationwide search for a tanker program site, an aerospace prize starting with 200 engineers and holding the promise of 1,000 jobs.
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County Commission Chief Tells Business Leaders: Hiring a Consultant Is Not a Rebuke
Mobile County Commission President Mike Dean assured a gathering of Forward Mobile that a $45,000 contract with an Atlanta consulting firm was not a repudiation of the area chamber of commerce.