One of the companies bidding to sell Canada a new fleet of fighter jets made a public pitch today highlighting its long-standing, cross-country economic relationships and history of delivering high-paying aerospace jobs. The presentation by Boeing executives and an independent research firm arrives against a background of a pandemic-ravaged economy and a looming federal deadline to submit bids to replace the air force's aging CF-18 fleet. A U.S. F-35A fighter jet prepares to land at Chungju Air Base in Chungju, South Korea, March 29, 2019. (Kang Jong-min/The Associated Press)Boeing plans to pitch its Super Hornet fighter. Jim Barnes, a senior Boeing executive, told a conference call of reporters on Thursday that there is no planned retirement date for the Super Hornet.

Source: CBC News June 25, 2020 21:00 UTC