Overview
- Multiple employees and online posts reported large-scale layoffs this week affecting several teams, with notifications delivered by email and rapid loss of system access.
- A company spokesperson declined to provide headcount figures, said public percentages being circulated are misleading, and noted that affected staff are receiving severance, benefits, and resources.
- The Air Current reported that CEO Brad Surak told employees the cuts reflect a shift toward automation and AI, and that local employment rules may delay notifications for some.
- The workforce changes follow Boeing’s $10.55 billion sale of its Digital Aviation Solutions unit to Thoma Bravo in late 2025, which included ForeFlight, Jeppesen, AerData, and OzRunways.
- Pilot forums show concern about potential effects on product quality and support, though many users say they will keep using ForeFlight unless performance clearly degrades.