Tata signs the dotted line with Boeing

TAL Manufacturing Solutions Ltd., a wholly owned-subsidiary of Tata Motors, has signed a deal with Chicago-based aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co. for making structural components for the 787 Dreamliner. TAL has been signed up to make floor-beams for the craft.

Without disclosing the financial nuances that will go into the working of this agreement, the joint statement said that the floor beams will be built using advanced titanium and composite materials resulting in “significant weight saving”. While Carolyn Corvi of Boeing Co. said, “We are confident that this partnership will help Boeing and Tata leverage mutual best-value capabilities”, Mr. Ravi Kant, MD, Tata Motors Ltd. And Chairman, TAL, said, “We believe that this agreement has the potential to develop into a more broad-based alliance that would enable both organizations to utilize the best and most competitive resources within themselves and thereby offer greater value to customers.”

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