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Qantas Airways Selects Rockwell Collins In Flight Entertainment CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (March 29, 2000) - Qantas Airways has selected Rockwell Collins? state-of-the-art Total Entertainment System (TES) to provide passengers with unprecedented access to inflight programming selections. Qantas? fleet of international long haul Boeing 747-400s will be equipped beginning in April 2001. ?The Total Entertainment System selected by Qantas offers a diverse range of entertainment options including access to intranet web sites and games, ? said Neal Keating, vice president and general manager of Rockwell Collins Passenger Systems. ?These features will be on-demand for all classes and accessed through seatback video screens in economy class, and with larger individual screens for first and business class passengers.? Qantas has ordered the system with provisions for future installation of Audio/Video On Demand (AVOD), which streams the audio and video directly to individual seats, allowing passengers complete control of video programming, and for installation of passenger email capabilities. Rockwell Collins TES is also flying on Air France, Airtours, American, British Airways, Delta, Japan Airlines, LanChile, TAM and Thai airlines. Rockwell Collins, with headquarters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, designs, produces, markets and supports communication and aviation electronics for commercial, military and government customers. The business employs approximately 14,000 people worldwide. Rockwell is a $7 billion electronic controls and communications company with global leadership positions in industrial automation, avionics and communications, and electronic commerce. The company employs approximately 40,000 people at more than 450 locations serving customers in more than 80 countries. collins.rockwell.com