JBT Corp. announced that its JBT AeroTech business has been awarded a $26 million contract to supply gate equipment for the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) Expansion Project currently under construction at the Los Angeles International Airport.
The Company said that the contract, placed by Walsh Austin Joint Venture, includes the supply of 37 new Jetway passenger boarding bridges, JetAire air handling units, Jetpower ground power units and other ancillary products.
According to a release, the TBIT modernization project includes over one million square feet of new building area, including concessions, expanded federal inspection, customs and border protection facilities and enlarged passenger areas sized to accommodate the increased capacity of new-generation aircraft. Eight new passenger gates and ancillary equipment will be integrated during phase I, seven of which will utilize a three boarding bridge configuration to enable servicing of an Airbus A380 aircraft's three decks. Phase II of the project includes work for seven additional gates, one in an A380 three boarding bridge configuration. Both phases include the product integration into the airport equipment monitoring systems.
"Los Angeles International Airport has been an important JBT customer for decades, with currently over 100 Jetway passenger boarding bridges in operation at the airport," said John Lee, Vice President and Division Manager, JBT AeroTech. "So being selected as the supplier for the impressive TBIT modernization project, and one of the world's premier international gateways, is quite an honor."
JBT Corp. said that the order was received in the second quarter of 2011 with the concourse project to be fully operational in the fourth quarter of 2013.
JBT Corp. is a global technology solutions provider to the food processing and air transportation industries. JBT Corp. designs, manufactures, tests and services technological 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.
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