KC-45 supporters rally

LOS ANGELES - Aerospace workers, city and state officials rallied Tuesday in Southern California as part of an effort by EADS North America to showcase its candidate for the Air Force tanker contract: the KC-45 tanker. The rally counters similar efforts by Boeing, the other competitor in the tanker fight. This rally was hosted in Irvine by Parker Aerospace. Parker would be a major supplier on both the KC-45 and Boeing's proposed KC-767 program. (Source: Aviation Week, 10/06/10) Gulf Coast note: EADS plans to assemble the KC-45 in Mobile, Ala.