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Jay Inslee: “And by the way, there seems to be no doubt, these statistics we're giving are essentially inarguable. Airbus is not…”

On the recordJune 19, 2008
And by the way, there seems to be no doubt, these statistics we're giving are essentially inarguable. Airbus is not contesting the fact that the Boeing airplane is 24 percent more fuel. This is just fact. The GAO find that this is, I believe, one of the reasons of life cycle cost. And by the way, it's just not fuel. Because the Airbus plane is so gargantuan, it's going to cost taxpayers an additional $2 billion in military construction to rebuild the hangers to hang them in and places to park the things. It will also cost $13 billion in additional manpower over the life cycle. So there are numerous reasons why the Boeing plane is a better deal for the taxpayers.
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Jay Inslee
Democratic · Washington

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Discussing the cost implications of Boeing versus Airbus aircraft during a congressional debate.

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