Additional Cars Ordered for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America’s SkyConnect APM System at Tampa International Airport

In February 2018, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America’s (MHIA)
SkyConnect APM opened for passenger service at Tampa International
Airport (TPA). Less than a year later, in December 2018, TPA placed an
order for another four additional cars to accommodate the rapidly
increasing passenger traffic at the airport.

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SkyConnect is 1.4 miles long and connects TPA’s Main Terminal to the
Economy Garage and a brand-new Rental Car Center in approximately 5
minutes. Currently, SkyConnect can transport up to 2,850 people per hour
in each direction. The additional cars will increase the system capacity
to 3,990, which will allow the airport to respond to record passenger
growth levels.

Al Illustrato, TPA’s Executive Vice President of Facilities, stated “We
are looking forward to receiving the additional cars and to continuing
to provide world-class customer service to our passengers for many years
to come.”

MHIA received the APM order from the Hillsborough County Aviation
Authority (HCAA) in November 2014, and completed the project ahead of
schedule and within budget. MHIA was responsible for the integration of
the entire APM system, including installation work. Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries Engineering, Ltd. (MHIENG) provided the core design and
supplied 12 APM cars, a maintenance vehicle and signaling system.
SkyConnect is the eighth APM system delivered by MHIA in the US market,
following previous successful APM projects at major airports in Orlando,
Miami, Washington and Atlanta.

“We are looking forward to providing additional cars and to advancing
our close partnership with the Airport,” said Darin Friedmann, Vice
President of MHIA’s Transportation Systems Division “We are proud to
help transport passengers at Tampa International Airport, the birthplace
of the Automated People Mover industry, and help bring TPA into the
future.”

MHIA is also performing Operations and Maintenance (O&M) of the system
under a five-year contract, with two additional five-year options. The
O&M work is being conducted in conjunction with Crystal Mover Services,
Inc. established in 2009 as a subsidiary of MHIA and Sumitomo
Corporation that provides Operations and Maintenance services for all
APM systems delivered by MHIA in the US.

MHIENG is the world’s largest manufacturer of APM vehicles, and is
behind the APM systems currently in operation at several of the world’s
largest and most advanced airports, including Changi International
Airport (Singapore), Incheon International Airport (South Korea), Hong
Kong International Airport and Dubai International Airport. MHIENG’s APM
technology is also used for numerous urban transport projects around the
world.

In addition to exploring new APM markets, MHIA is also focusing on
expansion, upgrades, and replacements of existing lines across North
America. The MHI Group will continue to build on its remarkable success
as a leading force in the global APM market, supplying reliable, safe,
and innovative transportation systems that meet market demand and
contribute to a more sustainable future.

About Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI)(TOKYO:7011), a publicly held
Japanese corporation. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and founded in 1870,
MHI is one of the world's leading heavy machinery manufacturers, with
consolidated sales of 3,914 billion yen ($35,499,980,000) in fiscal year
2016, the year ending March 31, 2017. MHI's diverse lineup of products
and services encompasses shipbuilding, power plants, chemical plants,
environmental equipment, steel structures, industrial and general
machinery, aircraft, space systems and air-conditioning systems. MHI is
also a global leader in delivering proven transportation solutions, with
several decades of experience successfully supplying a broad range of
advanced transportation systems for urban (intra-city and inter-city)
and airport applications. MHI’s transportation systems have already
safely and efficiently transported hundreds of millions of passengers
worldwide.

About Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering,
Ltd. (MHIENG)

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering offers reliable technologies
gained from engineering synergies realized within Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries Group. MHIENG contributes to the development of society by
supplying numerous Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC)
projects covering large-scale infrastructure, such as chemical plants,
environmental plants, and transportation systems, in many countries and
regions around the world.

MHIENG’s engineering capabilities, accumulated from MHI Group’s wide
range of global infrastructure projects and products, and its project
management abilities, garnered from an abundant record of successful
project achievements, are skillfully integrated by highly experienced
personnel working in an outstanding system and supported by a powerful
network.
Applying its extensive capabilities, MHIENG readily meets
diversified customer expectations by undertaking all phases from project
planning to basic design, detailed design, procurement, manufacture,
construction, commissioning, after-sales service, and Operation &
Maintenance (O&M). In this way, MHIENG continues to contribute to the
creation of a comfortable lifestyle and enriched society.
MHIENG
seeks to bring about a reliable future through engineering.

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