CHICAGO, Oct. 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- JBT Corporation (NYSE: JBT) announced today that it has been awarded nearly $6 million in contracts to supply airside gate equipment for the Terminal 3 expansion at the Cancun, Mexico international airport and as retro-fit components for existing gates. The orders, placed by Oversys, LLC, include Jetway® passenger boarding bridges, JetAire® preconditioned air units and Jetpower® 400 Hz ground power devices.
"JBT AeroTech has been supplying gate equipment to various airports within Mexico for more than a decade. This recent order is an addition to the 20 Jetway boarding bridges already installed at Cancun. This is a significant market for JBT," said Dave Burdakin, President, JBT AeroTech.
The Company anticipates shipping the equipment beginning in the third quarter of 2015.
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 3,400 people worldwide and operates sales, service, manufacturing and sourcing operations located in over 25 countries. For more information please visit www.jbtcorporation.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.
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