Rockwell Collins Enters Maintenance Agreement with Air Transat

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (December 09, 2002) - Air Transat has selected Rockwell Collins to provide avionics maintenance repair and technical support on its fleet of aircraft.

Under the three-year agreement, Collins Aviation Services (CAS) will provide avionics repairs for selected Rockwell Collins equipment on Air Transat's fleet of four A330s, five A310s, two B757s and nine L-1011s. The fixed-price repair agreement guarantees Air Transat avionics spares to ensure dispatch availability, decreasing turnaround time and administrative effort for the airline.

Air Transat, a Canadian-based subsidiary of Transat, A.T., Inc., specializes in charter flights from several Canadian and European cities to and from 90 destinations in 25 countries.

Collins Aviation Services' global network of more than 60 locations provides repair and overhaul of avionics equipment for commercial, business and military operations. Additional logistics capabilities include on-board services, service parts, training services, technical information services and technical services.

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