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In-Flight Entertainment

Press Release

Issued by Collins Aerospace.

October 29, 2012

Rockwell Collins' new Skybox brings the full Apple experience to life on business jets

Business jet travelers can take full advantage of an onboard Apple® iTunes® library to share movies, TV shows and music wirelessly and on demand with Rockwell Collins' new Skybox™.

"Skybox extends the capability of your business jet cabin system by integrating Apple's magic," said Dave Austin, vice president and general manager, Cabin Systems for Rockwell Collins.

With one terabyte of onboard storage capacity, Skybox is the first airworthy solution to securely stream digital rights management (DRM) Hollywood-protected content both to cabin displays, and to Apple devices brought on board.

Skybox gives each passenger the ability to play any content stored in the system's library on up to 10 Apple iOS devices. Passengers can also stream movies, photos or business documents from their devices to cabin displays.

"Skybox makes it possible for our customers to pick up from where they left off at home or the office when they step on board an aircraft," said Austin.

Dassault Falcon Jet will be the first manufacturer to offer this capability. Skybox will be available on Falcons equipped with FalconCabin HD+, which currently include the Falcon 7X, Falcon 900LX, and Falcon 2000LX+.

Rockwell Collins' Skybox has passed all the environmental, electrical and structural compliant requirements required by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and is available now through Rockwell Collins' authorized dealers.