JBT Corp. Awarded $6M Gate Equipment Order for JFK Terminal Four Concourse B Expansion project
JBT Corp. announced that its JBT AeroTech business has been awarded a contract in excess of $6 million to supply gate equipment for the Delta Air Lines JFK Terminal Four Concourse B Expansion and Renovation project.
According to a release, the contract, placed by the joint venture of Turner Construction Company and Peter Scalamandre & Sons, includes the supply of nine new Jetway passenger boarding bridges, thirteen JetAire preconditioned air units, nine Jetpower ground power units and other ancillary products.
The Company said this Terminal 4 contract is part of the overall $1.2 billion dollar renovation project intended to expand Delta's JFK international terminal facilities and enhance the customer experience for the over 11 million Delta travelers annually flying through JFK.
"We are very pleased with our long-term relationship with Turner Construction Company, Delta Air Lines and JFK International Airport and appreciate their continued confidence in JBT AeroTech's leading gate technology," said John Lee, Vice President and Division Manager, JBT AeroTech. "We are honored to support one of the key U.S. gateways in meeting the demands of 21st century air travel."
The order was received in the third quarter of 2011 with the installation of the gate equipment anticipated to be complete in the third quarter of 2012.
JBT Corp. is a global technology solutions provider to the food processing and air transportation industries.
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