Alabama Aircraft Industries Inc. has decided not to place too much stock in the Government Accountability Office’s recent rejection of its protest over the Air Force’s KC-135 depot maintenance contract award to Boeing. Instead, AAII (formerly Pemco) plans to file a lawsuit in federal claims court. GAO first sustained a portion of AAI’s protest issues, but in its most recent ruling (June 13) side with USAF, prompting the service to lift its stop work order. In a June 26 release, AAII states it is the company’s “firm belief” that “if proposals were evaluated fully and reasonably, it would be selected” for this contract, valued at some $1 billion. Using similar language to what Boeing has used in its protest of the KC-X award to rival Northrop Grumman-EADS, AAII President Ron Aramini said, “We believe that the Air Force’s award of the KC-135 maintenance contract to Boeing is significantly flawed.”
Pilot Unharmed After F-22 Mishap in Georgia
May 6, 2024
The Air Force is investigating a mishap involving an F-22 fighter jet that took place at about 11:30 a.m. on May 6 at the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, Ga.