europe to build america's military planes ?

[dick benbow]

since "they" have never built such a plane how can you say it's better, when the Boeing refueler now in service has gone 2 decades past it's replacement date.

There is nothing better than to have american airman refueling american fighters from an american Built ( not assembled ) aircraft, especially in this day and age of economic woes

[RogerL]

I guess you would have to ask the general Dick!

[glitterfin]

Having flown on both Boeing planes and Airbus - Airbus is nothing but a rickety bucket of bolts. I truly thought the thing would crash before we got to our destination. The wings were rusty, and the rivets were popping out on the wings. This was a fairly new plane, too!

Boeing is quality, hands down.

[PapaBear]

Hmmm.............................
It seems things are still shaking up on this issue.
It would appear that the airbus is too bulky, slow, and has such poor maneuverability that using it for a re-fueler may be a functional no-go... I guess someone forgot to check that particular little detail out before accepting their bid and the whole thing is back up for grabs