Aviation pioneer Glenn H. Curtiss is known as the father of naval
aviation. Among many other important aviation accomplishments,
Curtiss was responsible for the first aircraft to take off from and
land on the decks of ships at sea.
"A member of the American public might conclude that
Boeing sought to charge more than the Defense Department reasonably
expected."
Source: John Young, the Pentagon's
undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics, who told
The Washington Post that Boeing's bid to supply 68 KC-767s under
the initial stages of the since-deferred KC-X competition came to
$15.4 billion... almost $3 billion more than a consortium led by
EADS and Northrop Grumman estimated for their larger, newer
KC-30A.
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