JBT Corporation Announces $17 million Order for Jetway® Aviation Support Equipment

CHICAGO, Aug. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- JBT Corporation (NYSE: JBT) announced today that its JBT AeroTech business has been awarded a five year contract exceeding $17 million for Jetway® aviation support equipment (JASE) by a global airframe manufacturer.

This order for approximately 40 mobile bleed air carts and support equipment, to provide on-the-ground compressed air for aircraft environmental control system testing, will be delivered throughout 2013-2018.

"We are very pleased with the confidence this order expresses in our JASE mobile air units and their ability to support varied operational conditions," said John Lee, Vice President and Division Manager, JBT AeroTech. 

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