Foreflight acquires CloudAhoy, a post-flight debriefing software provider

Foreflight, a Boeing Company, has acquired CloudAhoy, a provider of post-flight debriefing, analytics and flight operations quality assurance (FOQA) software products for flight training, business, general and military aviation pilots and operators.

The acquisition will strengthen Foreflight’s data analytics tools and services and enable a seamless digital ecosystem, stretching to all phases of flight. Foreflight’s Track Log already supports the exporting of recorded flights to view in other apps, like CloudAhoy. This allows customers to unlock more value for their existing track log collection when using ClouAhoy.

“CloudAhoy’s advanced capabilities and products will complement and integrate nicely into our existing digital portfolio, and we are excited for CloudAhoy and its employees to join our team,” ForeFlight CEO Tim Schuetze said. “Recording and debriefing flights has been a staple of ForeFlight for years, and CloudAhoy’s software will enable even deeper post-flight analysis of every flight.”

Foreflight’s award-winning Sentry and Sentry Plus ADS-B receivers can record additional flight metrics like altitude and g-load. This can provide CloudAhoy with more efficient flight data for a more informative analysis.

“We are excited to become part of ForeFlight and Boeing, and for the opportunity to have a growing impact on aviation safety,” Founder and CEO of CloudAhoy Chuck Shavit said. “We have known the ForeFlight team for many years and share a passion for aviation and the customer.”

As part of Boeing Global Service’s digital solutions business, Foreflight’s acquisition of CloudAhoy brings the company into Boeing’s larger strategy to continue building capabilities to support a range of customer needs in the present and future, according to Brad Surak, VP of Digital Aviation Solutions, Global Services.

“These new capabilities, in combination with existing offerings across Global Services’ digital and training businesses, highlight our commitment to providing innovative solutions that improve pilot training and enhance safety,” Surak said. “We will continue to strategically invest in capabilities that we believe will strengthen our digital solutions portfolio to ensure we continue to meet the needs of our customers.”