[CPEO-IRF] Former bases compete for tanker work

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Pease competes for bid on new tanker

By Michael Goot
Foster's Daily Democrat (NH)
April 29, 2005

PORTSMOUTH - Pease International Tradeport faces some stiff competition
in attempting to attract Airbus to locate a new facility to build the
new tanker plane, the KC-330.

EADS North American, the American-based operation of the European
Aeronautics Defense and Space Co. would spend $600 million to build a
1.5 million-square-foot facility if the U.S. Air Force ultimately
accepts the plane for service.

About 70 applications from 32 states were received. The company hopes to
narrow the list to maybe a dozen in the next few weeks.

An analysis by Darryl Jenkins, a visiting professor at Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical University in Florida, gave the edge to the Gulf Coast ports.

In an article posted to the Site Selection Online Web site, Jenkins said
West Coast facilities are out because of the increased shipping time
from Europe. He said East Coast ports are confined by tight space.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050429/NEWS06/50429087

-- 


Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org
_______________________________________________
Installation_Reuse_Forum mailing list
Installation_Reuse_Forum@list.cpeo.org
http://www.cpeo.org/mailman/listinfo/installation_reuse_forum