RTI lands big contract for new Boeing jet

WEATHERSFIELD — RTI International Metals has signed a 10-year deal to supply titanium components for the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

The deal, which was announced today, will produce a total of $900 million in revenue for the Weathersfield-based company, starting next year.

RTI’s Houston and Montreal plants will produce components used for seat tracks on the floor of the plane.

The contract extends RTI’s role with the Dreamliner. Last year, RTI signed a five-year deal to provide structural floor parts for the plane. That contract called for RTI to be a subcontractor with Fuji Heavy Industries and Kawasaki Heavy Industries.

RTI owns RMI Titanium Co., which operates a titanium mill in Weathersfield, but the company has been expanding its fabrication and distribution group in recent years so that it can provide finished components to manufacturers.

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