DOD has eliminated the Beechcraft AT-6, Tell Congress NO

[Widewing]

Not to throw petrol on the fire - but the US pushes heavily for free trade with other countries. In exchange markets are opened up that the US gets access to, which helps create jobs in the US for those industries that you're competitive at. Do you think it's fair then to engage in protectionism whilst demanding open free trade with others? Would protectionism for a few air craft result in the closure for currently open markets , resulting in job losses in other industries in the US?

Our company manufactures components for Embraer aircraft, that keep about 14 employees gainfully employed... Embraer buys a significant amount of components and equipment from U.S. Manufacturers. Indeed, they prefer U.S. made because of the high quality and long service life. Embraer is a good company and partner.

[rpm]

Glad to hear that. I'm flying 2 Embraers in January to Belize and back.

[Seanaldinho]

That was the 2nd bid. Boeing threw a fit when they lost to Airbus and made them rebid the contract.

Which was unfortunate for us because if airbus was chosen then my area (pensacola/mobile) would have gained an estimated 2,000 jobs for the manufacturing and testing of the airframe.

[flight17]

Which was unfortunate for us because if airbus was chosen then my area (pensacola/mobile) would have gained an estimated 2,000 jobs for the manufacturing and testing of the airframe.

and instead of just your area getting a few jobs, the whole country is getting an estimated 30,000 more new jobs. You really think Eads would have built a plant here? it was all smoke. They were supposed to build the plant before the contest was even over because they were going to "build" the freighter... yet its how many years later, there is no plant, and the freighters are being built in Europe.