05.01.2004, 22:10
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Zitat:Boeing hoping to beat Lockheed for Navy contract
SEATTLE (AP) -- The Boeing Co. is hoping to win a contract to build more than 100 marine-patrol planes for the Navy.
But first it will have to unseat Lockheed, the 40-year incumbent on the program and the nation's top defense contractor.
If Boeing wins the contract for these "," or MMAs, this year, the deal would mean billions of dollars for the 737 line in Renton -- from Navy orders and perhaps from international allies seeking new planes.
Winning the contract would also be a dose of good news for Boeing, which has been battered in the last two years by layoffs as well as ethical problems that culminated with the resignation of Chief Executive Phil Condit on Dec. 1.
Unlike Boeing's controversial tanker-lease deal with the Air Force, this one has gone through all of the normal military-purchasing channels and has created a fierce competition between Boeing and Lockheed, both of which put the finishing touches on their proposals last week. (...)