In this article entitled Boeing Wins Tanker Protest, But Drama Is Far From Over, the Seattle Times states:
The saga of the Air Force refueling tanker contract is not over by a long shot, though Boeing won a huge victory Wednesday when the Government Accountability Office (GAO) comprehensively backed the company’s protest of the initial contract [...]

This good article in The Seattle Times summarizes how defense aviation is playing a less-and-less role in Boeing’s business. See the article here. It traces how from World War II on Boeing built large transports, tankers and bombers for the US Army Air Corps and Air Force. Now, with the loss of [...]

As this article in the Seattle Times states, at least 15% of the 767 is made overseas. This includes some major structural parts of the aircraft. That is the problem with modern systems today. All of them rely on foreign suppliers to provide lower prices and some efficiencies. This is even [...]

In this article in The Seattle Times, noted aerospace analyst Loren Thompson explains why Boeing lost to Northrop-Grumman and EADS. Basically, the 767 wasn’t competitive.

Seattle PI on Union Reaction.
Seattle Times on Washington’s Congressional delegation reaction. Notice even the Democrats are unhappy - all DoD dollars are local.
Reuters on general Congressional reactions - Alabama happy.
California Fox station says the larger capacity of the KC-30 was key.
Spokane just wants new tankers to replace their KC-135 aircraft.