Boeing says it's opting out of a multibillion-dollar competition to build the Air Force's next "Doomsday Plane" because it can't afford to risk losing money on it. Reuters reported that the company and the Air Force failed to come to terms because the Air Force insisted on a "fixed-price" contract for the planes. Boeing has lost billions of dollars on fixed-price deals to build Air Force One replacements for the Air Force and the problem-prone Starliner spacecraft for NASA. "We are approaching all new contract opportunities with added discipline to ensure we can meet our commitments and support the long-term health of our business," Boeing said in a statement to Reuters.
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