Boeing issued a formal statement today to rebuff media reports that it lost "in every category," which turns out to be 100% false. In fact, Boeing won out in one or two categories and came up equal with EADS in others. It appears the issue is the model used to compare cost and "real life" operations, which was altered after the RFP was issued so that Airbus/NG could remain in the contest. The alterations made to the model favored Airbus' large aircraft, and Boeing is taking issue with the reported cost comparison of the two bids, since Boeing's bid was LOWER than the one submitted by EADS/NG and LOWER than what the Air Force was asking for.
Here's the point-by-point on how Boeing compared to Airbus:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABP...2004273079.pdf
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