...SNC/Embraer Protests The Protest
As previously noted, last week ended with the beginnings of what is sure to be another controversy as Beechcraft reported that it would protest an Air Force decision to award the LAS program to Sierra Nevada Corporation, and Embraer Defense. Beechcraft has, without much surprise, formally protested to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) the USAF award of the Light Air Support contract to its Brazilian competitor, Embraer.
Beechcraft states that an estimated 1,400 jobs in Kansas and other states are in jeopardy as a result of the Air Force decision.