BOEING PLEASED WITH BIDS CITIES HOPE TO LAND MAJOR 7E7 CONTRACT.Byline: Jim Skeen and Felix Sanchez Staff Writers Ten California cities are pitching a mix of tax credits, abundant space, even good weather as reasons the Boeing Co. should select them for a factory to build the proposed 7E7 passenger jet. ``We are very pleased with the enthusiastic response we have received from states interested in being considered,'' said Mike Bair, a Boeing senior vice president. Friday was the last day for cities and states to apply to Chicago-based Boeing for the assembly plant, which carries a multibillion-dollar economic impact. Boeing plans to build up to 3,000 7E7 Dreamliners over a 30-year period, starting in 2005. The program is expected to create 800 to 1,200 direct jobs and as many as 5,000 support jobs. While Boeing is keeping secret all details of who has applied for consideration, 15 to 20 proposals from across the country are believed to have been filed. Palmdale's enterprise zone and millions of dollars in state tax credits figure prominently in the city's bid. Coupled with the city of Los Angeles
named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Aircraft - now part of Boeing - where 100 B-1B bombers were built during the 1980s. Long Beach is touting the Boeing assembly plants where the C-17 military transport and 717 commercial passenger jet are made as a location for the facility. Others making bids are the Southern California Logistics Airport Southern California Logistics Airport (IATA: VCV, ICAO: KVCV), also known as Victorville Airport, is a public airport located in the city of Victorville in San Bernardino County, California, USA approximately 90 miles northeast of Los Angeles. in Victorville; the former Norton Air Force Base Norton Air Force Base was a military installation of the United States Air Force located 58 miles east of Los Angeles, California adjacent to the west side of the City of San Bernardino in San Bernardino County. in San Bernardino San Bernardino, city, United States San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. ; March Air Reserve Base near Riverside; the former McClellan Air Force Base McClellan Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base located on 2,952 acres (12 km) about 10 miles (16 kilometers) northeast of Sacramento, California. It is also the home of the Aerospace Museum of California. in Sacramento; the former Castle Air Force Base in Merced County; the Desert Resorts Regional Airport near Palm Springs; and Imperial County and the city of Fresno. The California bids are up against those from Washington state, which was Boeing's headquarters until 2001, and Texas, which actively courted Boeing when the company was considering leaving Seattle. Other states reportedly submitting bids include Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). , North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. , Ohio, South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. and Wisconsin, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. The Associated Press. The trade and commerce agency has forwarded the application packages to Boeing, which will be using McCallum Sweeney Consulting Inc. in South Carolina to narrow down the entire list of applicants to a final few. A Boeing 7E7 site selection team will analyze each of the finalists and likely will announced a choice by the end of the year. ``Our chances are as good as any other community's,'' said Danny Roberts, assistant executive director of Palmdale's community redevelopment agency. ``If Washington wasn't in the race, I'd say our chances were pretty good.'' Applications must meet a set of criteria published by Boeing in May in order to remain in consideration, Bair said. Jason Kimbrough with the technology trade division expects the short list of finalists to emerge in about four to six weeks. On Friday, at least one critic emerged, saying that the state should have decided to put its backing behind only one California site instead of diluting its chances with 10 candidates. Bill Schultz, president of UAW (spelling) UAW - Misspelling of "IAW"? Local 148, which represents C-17 and 717 assembly plant workers at two Boeing facilities, said Long Beach is the obvious candidate for the 7E7 plant because of experienced workers, deep-water ports, rail systems and 10,000-foot runway at Long Beach Airport. The Boeing 7E7 would be the first all-new jet assembled by Boeing since the Boeing 777 in 1995. It would seat between 200 and 350 passengers in a twin-aisle configuration. Its range would be from 7,200 to 8,000 nautical miles. If Boeing decides to go ahead with assembly - it has proposed but then abandoned plans for planes in the recent past - it would start work in 2005, with market entry in 2008. Jim Skeen, (661) 267-5743 james.skeen(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Washington Gov. Gary Locke smiles after delivering his state's bid to build Boeing's new passenger jet to the aircraft manufacturer's Renton, Wash., office. Elaine Thompson/Associated Press |
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