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Boeing to ask for bids from states for new jet
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Boeing Co is soliciting bids from more than a dozen locations that want to build the new 777X airplane and secure thousands of jobs along with it, according to a company official.
Spokesman Doug Alder said requests for proposals began going out on Friday. Boeing wants the proposals returned in a few weeks, and it hopes to make a final decision early next year.
Alder declined to specify the locations of interest but said each had asked for the chance to compete for the 777X work and met the company’s qualifications. He also declined to discuss the criteria the company will use to assess bids.
“We’ll look at what might best fit our needs,” Alder said.
Officials in Alabama, California, Missouri, South Carolina, Texas and Utah are among those who have talked about trying to lure Boeing.
Production of the plane will likely mean thousands of long-term jobs for whichever location Boeing selects.
Boeing had initially offered to build the 777X in Washington state but had sought concessions from union machinists in exchange for the guarantee. The union rejected a proposed contract, and Boeing immediately began talks with other locations.
Alder said the company had no plans to re-engage in talks with the machinists.
Washington state officials still plan to compete for the work. The state recently approved tax breaks valued at US$9 billion over the coming years and legislation to improve aerospace training programs and the permit issuing process.
Boeing’s 777X is already drawing plenty of interest from carriers.
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