Boeing sues GDC Technics over Air Force One contracts
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Boeing revealed on Thursday, April 8, that it filed a lawsuit against Air Force One subcontractor named GDC Technics. The aircraft is the official carrier of the U.S. presidents, and said supplier failed to complete its contracts with the plane manufacturer.
The details of the lawsuit
Boeing also canceled its contract with GDC Technics following the suit. As per Reuters, the company is suing because the supplier was not able to finish the interior works on two Boeing Air Force One 747-8 planes that were remodeled.
Boeing sues Fort Worth supplier over delays in Air Force One replacements
The Chicago-based plane maker has canceled its contracts with GDC Technics.
President Joe Biden exits Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md.(Evan Vucci)
Boeing Co. sued a Fort Worth-based company that it says failed to fulfill a contract to design the interiors of replacement planes for Air Force One jets that transport U.S. presidents.
Chicago-based Boeing, which was hired by the U.S. Air Force in 2018 to build two 747-8 aircraft to replace the existing Air Force One models, said it had no choice but to cancel its contracts with GDC Technics LLC for work on current and future government executive aircraft “due to their insolvency and failure to meet our contractual obligations.”
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Boeing Co. sued a Texas-based company that it says failed to fulfill a contract to design the interiors of replacement planes for Air Force One jets that transport U.S. presidents.
Chicago-based Boeing, which was hired by the U.S. Air Force in 2018 to build two 747-8 aircraft to replace the existing Air Force One models, said it had no choice but to cancel its contracts with GDC Technics LLC for work on current and future government executive aircraft “due to their insolvency and failure to meet our contractual obligations.”
“GDC’s failures have resulted in millions of dollars in damages to Boeing and threaten to jeopardize work that is of crucial importance to the USAF and the President of the United States,” Boeing said in the lawsuit.
Boeing contracted with the U.S. Air Force in 2018 to build two Boeing 747-8 aircraft to be used to carry the president. The price tag, which former President Trump said he negotiated lower, is expected to be about $5 billion.
Boeing hired GDC as a subcontractor both to perform maintenance upgrades on current Air Force One aircraft and to design and build the interiors of the new planes, the lawsuit said.
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