OzRunways bought by Boeing

[Area-51]

1 hour ago, jackc said:

Garmin Aera 660, I have one laying around here somewhere…….

I have some lengths of wool and some dowel that can be mounted out on the wingtip... if the wool is moving then i know i have airspeed! Rag & Tube craft get a double bonus by sharpening the dowel and driving it through the skin. If it doesn't rip then the skins are still good to go... no batteries or subscription required... B'ozRunways cannot do any of that!!

[kevinblack]

Response is a bit dated, but I have been on the fence with OZRunways and AVPlan erring towards OZRunways. Now decision made. (and the one does not include 'OZ' in the name). This from AVPlan:

 

AvPlan EFB is an Australian owned and operated company, established in August 2011, operating from headquarters in Melbourne, Australia. 

 

Works for me.

[FlyBoy1960]

Reminds me of a fairytale about "the sky is falling"

[kevinblack]

58 minutes ago, FlyBoy1960 said:

Reminds me of a fairytale about "the sky is falling"

Well, I can only go by what Boeing is saying (and look, if Boeing has ForeFlight why would they want OZRunways other than to eat up the competition?):

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Boeing will fold OzRunways into its Foreflight business to permit both applications to share information, but each EFB will continue to be developed and supported individually.

Boeing had Foreflight certified in Australia in February 2023, but the application failed to make significant ground against local EFBs OzRunways and AvPlan.

 

“OzRunways and ForeFlight have a common culture of innovation – creating software with a focus on intuitive, pilot-centric design,” said Bas Scheffers, co-founder and CEO at OzRunways.

“Now we are excited to join the ForeFlight team and collaborate on bringing even greater capabilities to pilots all over the globe.”

“As ForeFlight continues to look for ways to best serve customers today and long term, we will continue to strategically invest in new capabilities,” said Tim Schuetze, ForeFlight CEO.

“We look forward to the knowledge-sharing our companies can provide one another to help deliver the most comprehensive portfolio of products and services to pilots and flight departments in the region.”

 

 

 

Looks to me like they are 'folding' OZRunways into Foreflight - it's only a matter of time.

[FlyBoy1960]

and whats the problem with that ?    Foreflight is really good (and similar)

[kevinblack]

2 hours ago, FlyBoy1960 said:

and whats the problem with that ?    Foreflight is really good (and similar)

If you have to ask that question, you’ve missed the point of my post (and many previous entries). 

[Deano747]

12 hours ago, kevinblack said:

If you have to ask that question, you’ve missed the point of my post (and many previous entries). 

He's not alone .......