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The news is that EADS will not protest the Pentagon's selection of Boeing. In a conference call that overall was a class act, EADS officials laid out what they know from the debrief and concluded there is no basis for a protest. Talking about this news we have Scott Hamilton and G2 Solutions' Michel...

US aerospace pretty much exploded on to the aerospace scene recently when, taking everyone by surprise, the firm put in a bid for the USAF KC-X tanker. Up to then this was an acrimonious, two horse race. Just when everyone thought it could not get any more complicated (and irritating)along came th...

Probably the most exciting feature of the aerospace industry is that it is filled with brilliant people who never stop trying to invent really clever ideas into new products. One such person is EADS' Dr Thomas Becker, who works at EADS Innovation Works. Energy harvesting is what solar panels and w...

Today Boeing submitted its own 8,000 page proposal tome to for the tanker RFP. Boeing spokesperson Bill Barksdale explains how important this deal is to them and points out that his company's airplane is not quite as lacking as was suggested by EADS yesterday in their own briefing. Boeing feels co...

Today we have a call with Airbus Americas Chairman, Allan McArtor. Earlier today Mr McArtor an his colleagues held a briefing on their tanker submission. Our call is essentially a follow up on that briefing and Mr McArtor provides some color on how Airbus sees the WTO case from last week, the news...

Biofuels are all the rage now. Last week at the Berlin Airshow EADS demonstrated its ability to fly a small plane using 100% biofuel based on algae. But there are numerous solutions; jatropha, Carmelina and even wood chips. Jean Botti, EADS Chief Technical Officer, explainswhy he favors the algae...

Today EADS announced their intention to go after the USAF tanker contract - without a US partner. They will bid under their US operation. This is a big move and it raised a few eyebrows across the industry. Discussing this development we have Richard Aboulafia from The Teal Group, Scott Hamilton...

Northrop Grumman has threatened to withdraw from the USAF tanker competition. There have been some strange developments - NG's VP Strategic Communications Randy Belote explains his firm's position and their concerns. He asks some tough questions and challenges some of the "standard" thinking...