GoingTurbo
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Boeing sold their Jeppesen division for 10.5 billion. Any current Jepp folks know if this is going to change the day to day ops?
Boeing sells Jeppesen
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TXAce
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Was this a thing?
Empennagie
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No but it seems like it's a common perception on this forum.
DeltaJulietTango
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Actually...they still do contract flight following for supplemental carriers operating flights outside of the US. At Mesa, they planned the international DHL flights.
Empennagie
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Right, things they are allowed to do. The contract dispatch discussed here often (especially when the remote authorization was on going) was for domestic/flag. I have yet to see any evidence from any carrier that they are attempting to move to that.
GoingTurbo
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When I was there pre-corona, they handled dispatch for Air Force, Boeing delivery flights and some foreign carriers who did not fit to the US
manniax
Well-met in the Ka-tet
Jeppesen was pushing for this for a long time, and there was an NPRM (Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking) that would have allowed it, but it fortunately wasn't included in the final rule (after much public outcry from various groups and individuals.) So yes, it was definitely a thing.
manniax
Well-met in the Ka-tet
Did Jeppesen ever do this? No. Did they want to? Most definitely. I'll include a link in a different comment if I can find a good summary of what occurred.
manniax
Well-met in the Ka-tet
There weren't any carriers publicly saying they wanted to do this, but Jeppesen definitely wanted the ability to offer it as a service for US 121 carriers. They were ultimately unsuccessful, but not from a lack of trying on their part.
manniax
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///AMG
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The memo mentioned that (I think I remember) 3400 employees will be directly affected. I dont know if that is just Jepp, or the larger “Tapestry” group, or what. Bit of a short sighted decision IMO. There is no way that business unit couldn’t have been profitable had the proper “renovations” occurred. It’s like selling a property in the WA islands. You’re literally just saying “I dont want any more effortless capital gains because I’m too lazy or too scared of short term losses”
Bustedcropdusta
Barry Seal’s Nephew
Former Jepp DX’er here.
Between the Foreflight stuff and the various contracts they had for dispatching (both civil and defense), this seems like an extremely short sighted move. I could maybe see them spinning off the Commercial Dispatch desk in the sale but due to the more secret squirrel nature of the SAM/ MIL desk I can’t fathom them wanting to also get rid of that (very profitable) operation as well. However, Boeing management hasn’t been known for their foresight in decision making in quite some time.
BEEF SUPREME
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autosave36
Go High Go Fast and Hold.
When i was there JDS was basically propping up all the other BGS programs that lost money.
Bustedcropdusta
Barry Seal’s Nephew
Exactly.
This also makes me question the future of the dispatcher training program that Jepp operates. I’m sure it’ll continue on in some form. But I’m curious to see how or under what format.