Jeppesen ForeFlight has completely separated from Boeing, with the sale of the company to Thoma Bravo, a private equity firm, for $10.55 billion.
“Backed by 90 years of Jeppesen’s gold-standard data and ForeFlight’s relentless spirit of exploration, this combination is building the most unified, intuitive platform in aviation,” said Brad Surak, who previously led the Digital Aviation Solutions business at Boeing and is now CEO of Jeppesen ForeFlight. “As we return to independence alongside a leader in software private equity investing, we’re enabled to move faster, think bigger, and innovate.”
“AI is the north-star for our multi-year roadmap of integrated solutions as we look to build on our proven heritage and move to new horizons,” he continued. “We have an unmatched history of pioneering — from inventing aviation charts to transforming aeronautical data into digitized pilot support systems — and we’ve only just scratched the surface of what’s possible.”
“The company has been a cornerstone of the aviation industry for more than 90 years, combining deep domain expertise with a culture of innovation,” added Holden Spaht, a Managing Partner at Thoma Bravo. “We look forward to helping strengthen that leadership position and leveraging AI to drive the next wave of digital transformation in aviation.”
For more information: JeppesenForeFlight.com
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