Shandong Airlines Selects AstroNova’s ToughWriter® 5 Flight Deck Printer for New Boeing 737 MAX
Aircraft
AstroNova, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALOT), a global leader in data visualization technologies, today announced that Chinese carrier
Shandong Airlines Co. Ltd. will install the ToughWriter® 5 flight deck printer on its 34 new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. The planes
are scheduled for delivery between May 2018 and December 2020.
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Chinese carrier Shandong Airlines will install AstroNova’s ToughWriter® 5 flight deck printer on its new Boeing 737
MAX aircraft. The planes are scheduled for delivery between May 2018 and December 2020. As one of the world’s fastest growing
aviation markets, China is an important region in AstroNova’s long-term growth strategy. (Photo: Business Wire)
“This contract with Shandong Airlines marks another milestone for our Aerospace business unit, which continues to expand its
customer base and geographic reach,” said AstroNova President and CEO Greg Woods. “Aircraft system integrators, aircraft OEMs and
the airlines themselves are increasingly relying on AstroNova, and we believe that growing demand is a direct result of the quality
of our products, service and technical support. As one of the world’s fastest growing aviation markets, China is an important
region in our long-term growth strategy. We look forward to a long and successful partnership with Shandong Airlines as the carrier
builds its Boeing fleet and broadens its domestic and regional businesses.”
The advanced ToughWriter 5 flight deck printer is known for its high reliability and low maintenance costs over its entire life
cycle, reducing repair expenses. In addition, the light weight of the ToughWriter 5 contributes to lower operating costs and fuel
savings for the air carrier compared with other flight deck printers.
About AstroNova
AstroNova, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALOT), a global leader in data visualization technologies, designs, manufactures, distributes and
services a broad range of products that acquire, store, analyze and present data in multiple formats. The Product Identification
segment offers a variety of hardware and software products and associated supplies that allow customers to mark, track and enhance
the appearance of their products. The segment’s two business units are QuickLabel®, the industry leader in tabletop digital color
label printing and TrojanLabel™, a leader in the light-production color label press and specialty printer markets. The Test and
Measurement segment includes the Test & Measurement business unit, which offers a suite of products and services that acquire,
record and analyze electronic signal data from local and networked sensors. The segment also includes the Aerospace business unit,
which makes printers, networking hardware and related accessories. These products are used in the aircraft flight deck to print
flight plans, navigation information and performance data and in the aircraft cabin to print maintenance data, receipts and
passenger manifests. AstroNova is a member of the Russell Microcap® Index and the LD Micro Index (INDEXNYSEGIS: LDMICRO).
Additional information is available by visiting www.astronovainc.com.
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statements. Such forward-looking statements, including those relating to the agreement with Shandong Airlines Co. Ltd., involve
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uncertainties, and factors include, but are not limited to, those factors set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended January 31, 2017 and subsequent filings AstroNova makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
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Investors
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AstroNova Aerospace
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Vice President & General Manager, Aerospace Products
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