The Boeing Company acquired ForeFlight, LLC, a transaction completed in March 2019, structured as Terms not disclosed.
ForeFlight, LLC operates in Boeing Global Services, is based in Houston, Texas (approximately 180 employees). Boeing acquired ForeFlight, a leading provider of mobile and web-based aviation applications used by pilots for flight planning, navigation and weather. Boeing confirmed the completed acquisition in its first-quarter 2019 earnings materials. ForeFlight had partnered with Boeing for two years to deliver Jeppesen aeronautical data and charts through its mobile platforms, and the deal expanded Boeing's digital-aviation and flight-services offerings, complementing Jeppesen. Terms were not disclosed.
Boeing added ForeFlight's popular pilot-facing mobile applications to expand its digital-aviation and flight-services portfolio and complement Jeppesen's aeronautical data.
A leading pilot-facing app with a large user base that paired naturally with Jeppesen's aeronautical data inside Boeing Global Services. Combined with Jeppesen's aeronautical data and charts to broaden Boeing's digital flight-services offerings. Integrated into Boeing Global Services alongside Jeppesen.
In addition, Global Services completed the acquisition of ForeFlight, a leading provider of innovative mobile and web-based aviation applications.The Boeing Company, first-quarter 2019 earnings release (Form 8-K, Item 2.02, Exhibit 99.1)
Advisory firms were not disclosed for this transaction.