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Boeing, TAL strike manufacturing deal

Tatas to build floor beams for 787 airplane

Floor beams will be built using
composite materials
Finished product to be shipped
to Japan, U.S, for further assembly

NEW DELHI: Boeing Company and TAL Manufacturing Solutions Ltd. (TALMSL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Motors, on Wednesday said they had entered into an agreement for manufacturing structural components for the American aerospace major’s 787 Dreamliner airplane programme.

Under the agreement, TALMSL will build floor beams for the 787, using new technology with advanced titanium and composite materials, the companies said in a joint statement without disclosing the financial terms of the agreement.

The floor beams will be used on the 787 Dreamliner and provide for a best-value solution and significant weight savings, it added.

“We are confident that this partnership will help Boeing and the Tatas leverage mutual best-value capabilities,” said Carolyn Corvi, Vice-President and General Manager of Airplane Programs for Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ‘

‘This partnership between Boeing and the Tatas will further increase the value of the 787 to our customers, helping make it the world’s leading commercial airplane,” she added.

The floor beams for the 787 airplane will be produced at the TAL’s new facility in Nagpur and then transported to Boeing partners in Japan, Italy and the U.S. for further assembly. “We believe that this agreement has the potential to develop into a more broad-based alliance that would enable both organisations to utilise the best and most competitive resources within themselves and thereby offer greater value to customers,” said Ravi Kant, Chairman, TAL and Managing Director, Tata Motors Ltd. — PTI

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