The FAA brought in several outside sources to review Boeing's safety culture and found it lacking in many places, including internal oversight. [ Ian Dewar Photography/Shutterstock]
Key Takeaways:
Boeing is selling its Digital Aviation Solutions, including popular pilot tools ForeFlight and Jeppesen, to private equity firm Thoma Bravo in a $10.55 billion cash transaction.
The sale's primary purpose for Boeing is to strengthen its capital structure, improve its balance sheet, and allow the company to focus on core business operations.
The news sparked concerns among pilots about potential subscription price increases for services like ForeFlight, though Boeing has stated customers should not expect impacts to their services.
When pilots learned that Boeing had entered into an agreement to sell portions of its Digital Aviation Solutions, which includes ForeFlight, to private equity firm Thoma Bravo, the news hit them right in the EFB.
It’s hard to find a pilot at any level who doesn’t use ForeFlight. So the first question that came to mind was, “Will this increase the price of my subscription?”
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
