Comment on Boeing says it can’t make money with fixed-price contracts
AbidanYre@lemmy.world 11 months agoThey can, they just use cost-plus contacts so they make money no matter how far off schedule or budget they end up.
Comment on Boeing says it can’t make money with fixed-price contracts
AbidanYre@lemmy.world 11 months agoThey can, they just use cost-plus contacts so they make money no matter how far off schedule or budget they end up.
Uniquitous@lemmy.one 11 months ago
I was under the impression that those sweetheart deals were getting hard to come by, but I don’t work bids.
Gork@lemm.ee 11 months ago
There’s still a few out there. Take Clear for example, the subscription line skipping service that works alongside TSA.
Somebody’s palms got heavily greased to allow this company to thrive in the airport security space.
AbidanYre@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Admittedly, it was quite a while ago that I had anything to do with government contracting, so you could be right.