Politics Stalling Tanker Joint Bid

Politics Stalling Tanker Joint Bid: "The Airbus A330 is a bigger plane with more range and fuel capacity than the Boeing 767, but it can't take off and land on unimproved and narrow runways like the 767, which could be an Air Force requirement. And EADS is trying to develop the technology necessary to refuel certain U.S. military planes while airborne."
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-northrop13jun13,1,7357373.story?coll=la-headlines-business