Jeppesen ForeFlight
Aviation software and navigation data company formed in November 2025 when Thoma Bravo bought Jeppesen and ForeFlight from Boeing; makes charts, flight planning, and dispatch tools.
Overview
Jeppesen ForeFlight became a standalone company on November 3, 2025, when the private equity firm Thoma Bravo completed its $10.55 billion purchase of Boeing's digital aviation businesses. It combines Jeppesen, founded in 1934 and known for aeronautical charts and navigation data, with ForeFlight, founded in 2007, whose flight planning app is widely used by pilots; it also owns the Sentry and OzRunways brands. Its software is used by airlines, business and military operators, and private pilots for charts, flight planning and dispatch, and crew scheduling. Jobs are mainly in software engineering, aeronautical data, and customer support, with remote, hybrid, and office options.
Student Insights
You will use these tools before you work here
Student pilots meet ForeFlight and Jeppesen charts early in training, and airline dispatchers often work in Jeppesen flight planning software. Knowing the products well is useful background whether you fly, dispatch, or want to build aviation software.
A new company in transition
The business left Boeing in late 2025 and is now owned by a private equity firm. Ownership changes like this often bring reorganization, so check recent news and current postings rather than relying on older descriptions of Jeppesen or ForeFlight as Boeing subsidiaries.
AI Outlook
The company's launch announcement describes AI-driven development of its flight planning and operations software, built on Jeppesen's navigation data.
- Company launch statement citing AI-driven innovation for safety and operational efficiency (2025)
Student Hiring
Typical Roles
Notable Programs
- Jeppesen charts and navigation data
- ForeFlight Mobile
- Flight planning and dispatch software
- Sentry ADS-B receivers
Career Connections
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