JBT Corporation awarded $4m ground support equipment order

JBT AeroTech business was awarded orders in excess of $4m by Air Namibia. The contract is for the supply of a variety of airport ground support equipment including cargo transporters, aircraft push back tractors and mobile passenger boarding steps to support the expanding domestic and intercontinental flight operations of Namibia’s national air carrier. The order was received in the third quarter of 2012 with equipment shipments currently scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2012 and continue into the first quarter of 2013.