TAL Manufacturing Solutions, a subsidiary of Tata Motors, has concluded a deal with US commercial aircraft maker Boeing to build floor beams for the 787 Dreamliner. The size of the deal was not disclosed.The beams would be built using advanced titanium and composite materials and would be produced at TAL’s facility in Nagpur and then transported to Boeing partners abroad. The 787 is made largely from composite materials which make the plane more fuel- efficient and cheaper to maintain than aluminum aircraft.
Ravi Kant, manading director, Tata Motors, said: “This agreement has the potential to develop into a more broad-based alliance.” Aviation industry experts suggest that the deal could have been triggered by the 30% offset agreement between Boeing and the Government of India under which Boeing had committed to purchase goods worth about 30% of the value of its 68 airplane deal with Air India. Currently, Boeing also sources made-in-India components from public-sector aviation firm Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL). Ian Thomas, president, Boeing India, said: “We are pursuing a host of growth and productivity initiatives in India.”
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