Jeppesen ForeFlight Unified Under Private Equity Ownership

New company formed following Boeing’s $10.55 billion sale of digital aviation assets.

Jeppesen ForeFlight launches as unified company under private equity ownership
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Key Takeaways:

  • Jeppesen ForeFlight has relaunched as a standalone aviation software company, following its acquisition by private equity firm Thoma Bravo from Boeing.
  • Now led by CEO Brad Surak, the new organization (which also includes AerData and OzRunways) aims to further combine aeronautical data operations with digital flight-planning technology.
  • The company will continue to serve commercial, business, military, and general aviation sectors with its flight-planning, dispatch, and crew tracking tools, focusing on advancing digital aviation.
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Jeppesen ForeFlight announced Monday it has relaunched as a standalone aviation software company following Boeing’s $10.55 billion sale of its Digital Aviation Solutions assets to private equity firm Thoma Bravo. The new organization looks to further combine aeronautical data operations with digital flight-planning technology. Brad Surak, formerly head of Boeing’s Digital Aviation Solutions, will serve as chief executive officer.

The sale, first announced in April, includes Jeppesen, ForeFlight, AerData and OzRunways. Boeing said the divestiture will allow the company to focus on its core programs and strengthen its financial position. Thoma Bravo Managing Partner Holden Spaht said earlier this year that the firm is “proud to be investing in such an important technology platform in the broader aerospace and defense industry.” About 3,900 employees are transferring with the business as part of the transaction.

In a statement announcing the launch, Surak said the company is “building the most unified, intuitive platform in aviation.”

The company said it will continue to serve commercial, business, military and general aviation sectors with its flight-planning, dispatch and crew tracking tools. The company stated that its goal is to advance digital aviation through continued software development and operational support.

Matt Ryan

Matt is AVweb's lead editor. His eyes have been turned to the sky for as long as he can remember. Now a fixed-wing pilot, instructor and aviation writer, Matt also leads and teaches a high school aviation program in the Dallas area. Beyond his lifelong obsession with aviation, Matt loves to travel and has lived in Greece, Czechia and Germany for studies and for work.

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Replies: 3

  1. A big dollar sale/purchase.
    What will happen to the pricing for these products?
    Any guesses?

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