Levin: Air Force Tanker Lease Agreement 'Not A Done Deal'

By Thomas Duffy / January 15, 2002 at 5:00 AM
Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI), the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said today the agreement between the Air Force and Boeing to lease up to 100 tanker aircraft "is not a done deal," adding that Europe's Airbus Industries should be given a chance to bid for the deal that could be worth $26 billion. Last month, House and Senate appropriators authorized Air Force Secretary James Roche to enter into a lease agreement for up to 100 tankers. The White...

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