Sat, Feb 26, 2011
Company Says Review Of The Decision Will Take "Some Time"
EADS North America officials predictably expressed
disappointment and concern over the announcement by the U.S. Air
Force that it had selected what they say is a high-risk, concept
aircraft over their proposed KC-45 for the nation’s next
aerial refueling tanker.
“This is certainly a disappointing turn of events, and we
look forward to discussing with the Air Force how it arrived at
this conclusion,” said EADS North America Chairman Ralph D.
Crosby, Jr. “For seven years our goal has been to provide the
greatest capability to our men and women in uniform, and to create
American jobs by building the KC-45 here in the U.S. We remain
committed to those objectives.”
If selected, EADS North America had committed to build the KC-45
at a new production facility in Mobile, Alabama, with a U.S.
supplier base of nearly a thousand American companies. “With
a program of such complexity, our review of today’s decision
will take some time,” Crosby said. “There are more than
48,000 Americans who are eager to build the KC-45 here in the U.S.,
and we owe it to them to conduct a thorough analysis.”
“Though we had hoped for a different outcome, it’s
important to remember that this is one business opportunity among
many for EADS in the United States,” said Sean O’Keefe,
CEO of EADS North America. “We have exceptional technology
and highly capable platforms that will be invaluable to U.S.
military forces, now and in the future. We have learned much
through this process, developed a world-class organization in the
U.S. and have earned the respect of the Department of Defense. Our
commitment to our U.S. customers is stronger than ever.”
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