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Boeing Closes Acquisition of Mobile Aviation App Provider ForeFlight


Boeing (NYSE: BA) finalized its acquisition of web-based and mobile flight applications provider ForeFlight for an undisclosed sum as part of the company™s growth strategy.

Ken Sain, vice president of digital solutions and analytics at Boeing, said in a statement published Wednesday the company will build on Foreflight™s accomplishments in the defense, business and personal aviation market to deliver integrated platforms to clients.

Sain added the transaction expands Boeing™s portfolio of digital services to compete in the $2.8T services market.

Houston-based Foreflight has worked with Boeing in the past two years to deliver Jeppesen™s aeronautical charts and data to pilots through its mobile platforms.

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