CHICAGO, Dec. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- JBT
Corporation(NYSE: JBT) announced today that its JBT AeroTech
business has been awarded additional contracts valued in excess of
$22 million for Jetway® aviation
support equipment (JASE) by a global airframe manufacturer.
The mobile air conditioner carts and air compressors being
supplied will provide on-the-ground compressed air services for
aircraft control system testing and maintenance. The JASE units
will be delivered throughout 2014-2018, bringing the total
contracted number of units for this airframe manufacturer to over
120.
"We are very pleased with the confidence these follow-on orders
express in our JASE mobile air units and their ability to support
varied operational conditions," said Tom
Giacomini, President and Chief Executive Officer, JBT
Corporation.
JBT Corporation (NYSE: JBT) is a leading global technology
solutions provider to the food processing and air transportation
industries. JBT Corporation designs, manufactures, tests and
services technologically sophisticated systems and products for
regional and multi-national industrial food processing customers
through its JBT FoodTech segment and for domestic and international
air transportation customers through its JBT AeroTech segment. JBT
Corporation employs approximately 3,200 people worldwide and
operates sales, service, manufacturing and sourcing operations
located in over 25 countries. For more information please visit
www.jbtcorporation.com or
www.jbtaerotech.com.
This release contains forward-looking statements as defined
in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements are information of a non-historical
nature and are subject to risks and uncertainties that are beyond
the Company's ability to control. These risks and
uncertainties are described under the caption "Risk Factors" in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Company with the
Securities and Exchange Commission that may be accessed on the
Company's website. The Company cautions shareholders and
prospective investors that actual results may differ materially
from those indicated by the forward-looking statements.
SOURCE JBT Corporation