EADS submits bid

The European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company submitted an 8,800-page bid on Thursday for a $35 billion Air Force tanker contract, according to the New York Times. Boeing, based in Chicago, plans to file its bid Friday. (Source: New York Times, 07/08/10) Gulf Coast note: EADS plans to assemble the tankers in Mobile, Ala., if it wins.