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Video: Jeppesen ForeFlight CEO on EFBs, AI and PE

Jeppesen ForeFlight CEO Brad Surak discusses the company's future following recent sale to private equity.

Wednesday, December 03, 2025 at 03:04 PM ET

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Key Takeaways:

Jeppesen ForeFlight is now an independent company, following the recent $10.5 billion sale of Boeing's digital division.
The sale saw Boeing's digital assets acquired by private equity firm Thoma Bravo.
Jeppesen ForeFlight CEO Brad Surak discusses in an interview the implications of this acquisition for pilots, airlines, and the future of aviation technology.

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Brad Surak, CEO of the newly independent Jeppesen ForeFlight, discusses the recent $10.5B sale of Boeing’s digital division to private equity firm Thoma Bravo—and what it really means for pilots, airlines, and the future of aviation tech.

Watch the interview below:

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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