Snatching USAF tanker contract from EADS and giving it to Boeing could launch trade war

2 comments July 10th, 2008

The government’s decision — under pressure from politicians friendly to Boeing — to rebid the Air Force’s tanker contract is sure to have unintended political and economic repercussions. It also could start an old-fashioned trade war if the contract, which was awarded to a consortium of Northrup-Grumman and EADS, the European airplane builder, is given instead to Chicago-based Boeing.

This commentary, from today’s Guardian, is perceptive and thought-provoking. I tend to agree with the author. Read it and let me know what you think.