Boeing Sole Bidder for S.Korean Presidential Plane

The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) says that Boeing is the sole bidder for the South Korean contract for a presidential plane. 

An official from the administration said that Boeing is the only company being considered for the bid for the plane South Korea plans to purchase by 2013. 

The agency will review Boeing’s proposal and will test by October the Boeing 747-8 model the U.S. aircraft company is promoting before pricing negotiations are held. 

The 747-8, which is the largest commercial airplane manufactured in the United States, is capable of flying more than 15-thousand kilometers with 460 people aboard.