NEWS RELEASE

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          ELECSYS ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE UPDATE WITHIN ITS DCI SUBSIDIARY


Olathe, Kansas (May 23, 2008) - Elecsys Corporation (AMEX: ASY), announced today
that Robert O'Conor will not be joining the Company's DCI, Inc. subsidiary as
Executive Vice President of Business Development as previously announced.

Mr. O'Conor stated, "While very excited about the opportunity to join a company
like DCI and be a part of its continued growth, personal and family reasons make
it necessary for me to remain in my current position. I am extremely impressed
with DCI's operations, team oriented culture, and customer service focus and I
am confident Elecsys will experience continued success."

Karl B. Gemperli, Chief Executive Officer and President of DCI, will lead the
subsidiary's business development efforts while the Company continues its search
for another exceptional candidate. He commented, "We have aggressive growth
plans for DCI and we are confident we will find the right leader soon to help us
accelerate the growth at that business."

About Elecsys Corporation

Elecsys Corporation operates three wholly owned subsidiaries, DCI, Inc., NTG,
Inc., and Radix Corporation. DCI provides electronic design and manufacturing
services for original equipment manufacturers in the aerospace, transportation,
communications, safety, security and other industrial product industries. DCI
has specialized expertise and capabilities to integrate custom electronic
assemblies with a variety of innovative display and interface technologies. NTG
designs, markets, and provides remote monitoring solutions for the gas and oil
pipeline industry as well as other industries that require remote monitoring.
Radix develops, designs and markets ultra-rugged handheld computers, peripherals
and portable printers. The markets served by its products include utilities,
transportation logistics, traffic and parking enforcement, route
accounting/deliveries, and inspection and maintenance. For more information,
visit our website at www.elecsyscorp.com.

Safe-Harbor Statement

The discussions set forth in this press release may contain forward-looking
comments based on current expectations that involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those projected or
suggested in the forward-looking comments. The difference could be caused by a
number of factors, including, but not limited to the factors and conditions that
are described in Elecsys Corporation's SEC filings, including the Form 10-KSB
for the year ended April 30, 2006. The reader is cautioned that Elecsys
Corporation does not have a policy of updating or revising forward-looking
statements and thus he or she should not assume that silence by management of
Elecsys Corporation over time means that actual events are bearing out as
estimated in such forward-looking statements.


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