CHICAGO, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- JBT
Corporation (NYSE: JBT) today announced that its
JBT AeroTech business has received notification of contract award
and an authorization to commence work on a project exceeding
$20 million for the Sultanate of Oman
Ministry of Transport and Communications. The order includes
the supply of forty Jetway® passenger boarding bridges for the new
terminal at Muscat International Airport and eight Jetway®
passenger boarding bridges for the new terminal at Salalah
Airport.
The Jetway® boarding bridges will support the airport
development projects in both Muscat and Salalah, Oman to meet the continued growth in
international and regional air travel and tourism. Both
projects' design includes additional future opportunities for
expansion when required by growth and demand.
"We are very pleased to be a part of these important regional
development programs through the building of new airport terminals
in the Sultanate of Oman," said
John Lee, Vice President and
Division Manager, JBT AeroTech.
JBT AeroTech received notification in the third quarter of 2012
and anticipates installation of the gate equipment to be completed
in the second quarter of 2014.
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