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OT: Rockwell Collins/China Eastern -2:To Service Entertainment Equip 30 Sep 2002, 12:04pm ET

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -(Dow Jones)- Rockwell Collins Corp. (COL) and China Eastern Airlines Corp. (CEA) agreed to form a joint venture that will provide repair and maintenance services for commercial air transport avionics and in- flight entertainment equipment throughout China.
In a press release Monday, Rockwell said the venture, Collins Aviation Maintenance Services Shanghai Ltd., will service equipment made by the company and other original equipment manufacturers.

On Sept. 24, Rockwell agreed to install its programmable audio and video entertainment System on 20 Airbus (F.ABI) A320 aircraft for China Eastern.

China Eastern, which has a fleet of more than 80 aircraft, expects to have more than 150 after it completes a planned merger with China Northwest Airlines and China Yunnan Airlines.

Rockwell Collins designs communications and aviation electronics.

Company Web site: http://www.rockwellcollins.com