Shandong Airlines Selects AstroNova's ToughWriter® 5 Flight Deck Printer for New Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft

AstroNova, Inc. 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. 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 LDMICRO. Additional information is available by visiting www.astronovainc.com.

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