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Boeing Closes $10.55 Billion Digital Aviation Sale as Jeppesen ForeFlight Debuts Independently

Private-equity ownership now targets AI investment to accelerate the platform’s growth.

Overview

  • Regulatory approvals cleared the deal on Nov. 3, transferring Jeppesen, ForeFlight, AerData and OzRunways to Thoma Bravo.
  • The standalone company is headquartered in Denver and San Francisco with former Boeing Digital Aviation leader Brad Surak as CEO.
  • Approximately 3,900 employees moved with the business as part of the transition.
  • Boeing retained maintenance, diagnostics and repair digital services within Boeing Global Services and will outline financial impacts in its next quarterly report.
  • Thoma Bravo plans to fund AI, integrated operations tools and potential acquisitions, while Jeppesen ForeFlight continues flight-planning, dispatch and crew tracking across commercial, business, military and general aviation.