Boeing said its $10.55 billion sale of key Digital Aviation Solutions assets to private equity firm Thoma Bravo is on track to close in early November, following regulatory approvals. The Air Current reported that sources familiar with the deal indicated the sale could close as soon as Nov. 3.

The divestiture includes Jeppesen, ForeFlight, AerData and OzRunways—longtime providers of aviation data, charting and flight-planning tools for airlines and pilots worldwide. Boeing also appeared to indicate on its third-quarter earnings call that the transaction is expected to finalize before its planned acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems.

Boeing leadership said the sale will help strengthen Boeing’s financials moving forward and will position the company to better address issues facing its “core

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