JBT was recently awarded the baggage handling system service contract for Miami International Airport. The ten-year contract, valued at approximately $160 million, involves the service and maintenance of 54 baggage claim devices and 41 piers, including the conveyance lines for both automated and manual sortation on concourses F and J. Miami International Airport is the largest gateway between the United States and Latin America processing more than 6 million outbound bags annually. JBT has been supplying baggage system maintenance services to Miami for the past 7 years.
“We’re pleased to partner with JBT AeroTech and are confident that they will meet the maintenance and operational needs of the baggage screening system in MIA’s Central and South terminals,” said Miami-Dade Aviation Department Director, Emilio T. Gonzalez.
JBT has maintenance and operations sites at airports across the United States supplying baggage system services, terminal building maintenance, automated train upkeep, emergency call-out support, asset management, and operations programs and consulting services.
JBT is a global leader in the design and manufacture, for military and commercial customers, of ground support equipment such as loaders, push-back tractors, and deicers; airport gate equipment, such as the Jetway® passenger boarding bridge, JetPower® electrical converters, and JetAire® pre-conditioned air units; as well as asset management, operations, and maintenance services.
Fairbanks International Airport Baggage Transport Conveyor Enhanced With Mod Drive™ System
Airports face a host of unique industry challenges, such as meeting efficiency regulations and seeking out the best maintenance practices to reduce costs and keep operations flowing. In today’s current economic climate, any potential cost savings can go a long way.
In 2019, Alaska’s Fairbanks International Airport (FAI) sought to modernize its equipment and operations. They were dissatisfied with the performance of the gearmotors on their baggage transport conveyors and began searching for new suppliers. Regal approached FAI with a solution that could improve equipment performance and simplify maintenance, with the added benefit of energy cost savings: the Hub City® MOD Drive™ system.
This white paper discusses the hardware deployed, the test results and the annualized expectations for ROI.