Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

Reader suggestions and comments are welcome... and if particularly intriguing, timely, or poignant, may themselves become future Quotes of the Day.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"We spent several hours with Air Force leaders, listening and probing, all in an effort to better understand the reasoning behind their decisions... While we are grateful for the timely debriefing, we left the room with significant concerns about the process in several areas, including program requirements related to capabilities, cost and risk; evaluation of the bids and the ultimate decision."

Source: Mark McGraw, Boeing vice president and program manager of the KC-767 tanker, reporting on Boeing's USAF briefing after losing the program to Northrop Grummman and EADS.

FMI: www.boeing.com