Boeing Meets With Brazilian Industry, Reaffirms Super Hornet as Best-Value Solution

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SÃO PAULO, Sept. 15, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today
kicked off a two-day conference with 140 potential partner and
supplier companies in São Paulo, reaffirming its commitment to fulfill
all of Brazil's requirements with its Super Hornet solution to the
F-X2 fighter competition.

"We are confident that our offer represents the best-value solution
for Brazil, offering the most advanced technology, a proven superior
logistics-support system and a price that is considerably lower than
that of the Rafale," said Bob Gower, vice president of the Boeing
F/A-18E/F Program.

Competitors have been given until Sept. 18 to make further
improvements to their offers, and Boeing is looking at all options.