JBT Corporation (NYSE: JBT) announced that its JBT AeroTech business received a contract award in excess of $14.5 million for the supply of JBT AeroTech's Tempest aircraft deicing vehicles to Delta Air Lines for utilization at 11 U.S. airport operation sites. The deicers will be equipped with JBT AeroTech's AirFirst(TM) forced air and blendUP(TM) proportional mix systems to provide Delta Air Lines with the latest in glycol fluid reduction technology.
"We are very pleased that Delta Air Lines chose our environmentally friendly Tempest deicers for this major fleet investment which promotes green technology and lower operating costs," said John Lee, vice president for JBT AeroTech Division. "This order is representative of our over forty year valued relationship with Delta.
JBT AeroTech anticipates deliveries to be completed by January 2011.
