Boeing Protest Expected as Mobile Basks in Airbus Tanker Win, ThyssenKrupp Plant Adds to Momentum
After Northrop Grumman and EADS won the 2008 Air Force tanker contract, Mobile officials described expected long-term change and construction planning.
Mobile Wins the Contract: Air Force Awards $40 Billion Tanker Deal to Northrop Grumman-EADS Team
Archived coverage tracing Mobile's 2008 tanker saga from anticipation to the Air Force's $40 billion award to Northrop Grumman/EADS, bringing KC-30 assembly to Brookley Field.
Shelby Presses Senate to Restore Funding for Tanker That Could Be Built in Mobile
Alabama's senior senator warned a Senate defense panel in July 2006 that cutting $203.9 million from the KC-135 tanker replacement program would delay a contract that could bring aircraft work…
EADS Selects Mobile for Advanced Tanker Production Facility
U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby applauded EADS North America's decision to make Mobile the site of its KC-330 advanced tanker production facility, capping a five-month search.