Boeing to file final tanker bid Feb. 11

Boeing will submit a final proposal Feb. 11 in the contest to build 179 aerial refueling tankers for the U.S. Air Force, a company spokesman said. Members of Boeing's tanker team met with Air Force officials Monday at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio to discuss the interim evaluation. Boeing and EADS North America are competing for the $40 billion contract. If EADS wins, it plans to assemble the tankers in Mobile, Ala. (Source: Tcp, 02/01/11) Boeing post