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, which includes popular pilot tools like ForeFlight and Jeppesen, to private equity firm Thoma Bravo for $10.55 billion.
The sale's primary purpose for Boeing is to strengthen its capital structure and allow the company to focus on its core business.
Despite initial concerns from pilots about potential subscription price increases, Boeing assures customers that impacts to services and solutions are not expected.
The transaction involves approximately 3,900 employees and is anticipated to close by the end of the year, pending regulatory approval.
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.
