Astronics Corporation To Participate In Cowen And Company 33rd Annual Aerospace/Defense Conference

Astronics Corporation (NASDAQ: ATRO), a leader in advanced, high-performance lighting, electrical power, avionics databus interfaces and automated test systems for the global aerospace and defense industries, today announced that Peter J. Gundermann, President & Chief Executive Officer, and David C. Burney, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Cowen and Company 33rd Annual Aerospace/Defense Conference at the InterContinental Barclay Hotel in New York City on Wednesday, February 8, 2012.

Astronics’ presentation is scheduled to begin at 9:40 AM ET. A live webcast of this presentation, along with presentation materials, will be available at www.astronics.com and an archive of the presentation will be made available in the Investor Relations section, on the Calendar of Events page, of the Company’s website.

ABOUT ASTRONICS CORPORATION

Astronics Corporation is a leader in advanced, high-performance lighting, electrical power and automated test systems for the global aerospace and defense industries. Astronics’ strategy is to develop and maintain positions of technical leadership in its chosen aerospace and defense markets, to leverage those positions to grow the amount of content and volume of product it sells to those markets and to selectively acquire businesses with similar technical capabilities that could benefit from our leadership position and strategic direction. Astronics Corporation, and its wholly- owned subsidiaries, Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems Corp., Ballard Technology, Inc., DME Corporation and Luminescent Systems Inc., have a reputation for high-quality designs, exceptional responsiveness, strong brand recognition and best-in-class manufacturing practices. The Company routinely posts news and other important information on its website at www.Astronics.com.

For more information on Astronics and its products, visit its Web site at www.astronics.com .

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