Boeing taps Tata for 787 parts supply

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Under the agreement, Tata Automobile Limited (TAL) Manufacturing Solutions, a wholly-owned Tata Motors subsidiary, will build floor beams for the 787 at its Nagpur facility, using new technology with advanced titanium and composite materials, the companies said in a joint statement. The beams will then be shipped to Boeing partners in Japan, Italy and the US for further assembly.

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

The agreement marks a "turning point" for the Indian manufacturing industry which is trying "to gain a footprint in the global aerospace business," the statement said.

Boeing said it was proud to welcome Tata into "its family of world-class aerospace suppliers."

"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," Corvi said.

"The Boeing-Tata partnership is strong and growing, and forms an important part of our ongoing efforts to strengthen both our presence in India and our strategic relationships with Indian industry," Boeing India President Ian Thomas said.

"We are pursuing a host of growth and productivity initiatives in India and remain deeply committed to the success of India's aerospace sector," he added.

"The production of Boeing's structural components by TAL indicates technical and manufacturing excellence within the group. 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," TAL Chairman Ravi Kant said.

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