Friday, May 10, 2013

Turkey Sanctions Boeing For Delays

Boeing 737 AEW ''Peace Eagle'' |Turkey has imposed undisclosed penalties on Boeing for major delays in the US company’s spy plane program, a top Turkish official said.

Turkish Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz said major delays in Turkey’s multibillion-dollar program for the purchase of four airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft from Boeing were due to the company’s failure in developing the system as well as other uncontrolled events within the program.

Under a July 23, 2003, contract, priced at more than US $1.6 billion, Boeing was to develop and deliver four AEW&C aircraft to the Turkish Air Force in 2008.

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