Malaysia Airlines Deploys Viasat's Aerodocs Document Management System to Enhance its Digital Transformation Strategy and Streamline Compliance Reporting

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Oct 21, 2019, 08:00 ET

CARLSBAD, Calif., Oct. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, announced today its Aerodocs document management system has been deployed by Malaysia Airlines to support the airline's compliance and digital transformation objectives.

Aerodocs is an aviation-grade document management solution that is providing Malaysia Airlines with complete control over the editing, distribution and viewing of critical flight reference handbooks and airline documentation in a secure, controlled manner, with advanced workflow tracking to help maintain aviation regulatory compliance.

Malaysia Airlines recently won the "Best Airline in Asia" award at the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA) International Travel Awards. The award recognized several initiatives the airline has implemented over the previous two years including new aircraft, products and digital innovations. The implementation of Viasat Aerodocs is a continuation of the airline's ongoing digital transformation commitment.

Izham Ismail, group chief executive officer of Malaysia Airlines commented, "As part of our digital transformation strategy, we have adopted a number of technologies to improve our overall business—from compliance and safety to overall passenger satisfaction. The Viasat Aerodocs product provides unique capabilities and an intuitive approach to enhance our document management processes, increase collaboration and gather critical flight information in real-time to ensure pilots, operations personnel and other key stakeholders have the right information at the right time."

"We continue to see airlines invest in Viasat's broader aviation operations portfolio, which includes the Aerodocs product, to improve compliance, provide operational efficiencies and streamline the complicated document management process from the ground to the cockpit," said Dave Elliott, managing director, Viasat Ireland. "In working with Malaysia Airlines, we are enabling them to achieve greater digital transformation across their organization, by helping them improve accountability and minimize risk with customized reporting, insights and enhanced compliance tracking."

For more information about Aerodocs visit Viasat's website here.

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Viasat is a global communications company that believes everyone and everything in the world can be connected. For more than 30 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the world communicate. Today, the Company is developing the ultimate global communications network to power high-quality, secure, affordable, fast connections to impact people's lives anywhere they are—on the ground, in the air or at sea. To learn more about Viasat, visit: www.viasat.com, go to Viasat's Corporate Blog, or follow the Company on social media at: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter or YouTube.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to the safe harbors created under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements include statements that refer to airlines' continued investments in Viasat's aviation operations portfolio, and the features and benefits of the Aerodocs solution. Readers are cautioned that actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include: contractual problems, product defects, manufacturing issues or delays, regulatory issues, technologies not being developed according to anticipated schedules, or that do not perform according to expectations, and increased competition and other factors affecting the aviation sector generally. In addition, please refer to the risk factors contained in Viasat's SEC filings available at www.sec.gov, including Viasat's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. Viasat undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason.

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