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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Boeing Praised the Tanker Competition as Fair — Right Up Until It Lost
As Boeing prepared to protest the Air Force tanker award that promised an assembly line for Mobile, its own executives’ and allies’ past statements praising the competition’s fairness came back into view.
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A Falling Stock Price, a Phone Call to a Senator, and Champagne at Brookley
Mobile learned it had won the Air Force tanker contract in a scramble of stock tickers, cell phone calls and hastily bought sandwiches, and the political consequences began almost immediately.
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Before the Tanker Verdict, Mobile Chased Rumors Across the World
With a $40 billion Air Force tanker decision imminent and an assembly line at stake for Brookley Field, an unsourced report in a foreign wire service set Mobile talking — and talk of a split contract gained ground.