Southwest Airlines Signs Maintenance Agreement with Rockwell Collins; Collins Aviation Services Selected to Provide Additional Maintenance Repair

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (September 26, 2002) - Southwest Airlines has selected Rockwell Collins to provide avionics maintenance repair and technical support on its fleet of aircraft.

Under the 5-year agreement, Collins Aviation Services (CAS) will provide avionics repairs for all Rockwell Collins equipment on Southwest Airlines' fleet of Boeing 737 Classics. The fixed-price repair agreement guarantees Southwest Airlines a specified number of avionics spares to ensure dispatch availability, decreasing turnaround time and administrative effort for the airline. Maintenance repair work will be done at the Rockwell Collins Service Center in Dallas, Texas.

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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