Dream £538m deal for Smiths Group

13 April 2012

SMITHS Group has landed a key $1bn (£538m) role in the development of Boeing's 250-seat 7E7 Dreamliner, due for launch in 2008.

The company is to be prime contractor integrating the plane's computerised central nervous system.

'This is a major breakthrough confirming us as a key tier one supplier and partner to Boeing for their next family of commercial aircraft,' said chief executive Keith Butler-Wheelhouse.

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