Jeppesen ForeFlight Simplifies Safety Management for Business Aviation Operators

AUSTIN, TX-  Oct. 19, 2026— Jeppesen ForeFlight today showcased ForeFlight SMS, a Safety Management System built natively into the ForeFlight platform to help small and mid-size business aviation operators establish and manage a structured safety program without adding another software system to their operation at NBAA BACE 2026 in Las Vegas.

For many operators, safety management still relies on a combination of spreadsheets, email, paper forms, and shared drives. This can make it difficult to maintain a single source of truth, consistently assess risk, track corrective actions, and demonstrate compliance.

ForeFlight SMS brings these workflows together in the platform operators already use for flight planning and operations. The solution provides structured tools for hazard reporting, risk assessment, corrective and preventive action management, internal audits, and safety performance visibility.

“ForeFlight SMS was built to give small and mid-size operators an easier way to manage safety without adding complexity,” said Tim Schuetze Jeppesen ForeFlight. “By connecting safety workflows with the operational data already captured in ForeFlight, operators can spend less time managing disconnected systems and more time managing risk.”

Key capabilities include:

• Multi-channel safety reporting: Submit hazards, incidents, near misses and accidents through the web, ForeFlight Mobile or QR code, including anonymous reporting.

• Risk assessment: Evaluate baseline and residual risk using an ICAO-based risk matrix, with risk acceptance and ALARP workflows.

• Centralized risk management: Maintain a single risk register and track hazards through resolution.

• CAPA management: Assign, track and verify corrective and preventive actions with scheduled effectiveness checks.

• Internal audits: Plan and conduct audits using customizable checklists within ForeFlight.

• Connected FRAT workflows: ForeFlight FRAT is included with the SMS subscription, allowing pre-flight risk assessment data to flow into the same safety ecosystem.

• Safety visibility: Basic dashboards provide visibility into top hazards, open corrective actions and overall safety status.

With ForeFlight SMS, operators can replace disconnected spreadsheets, email chains and paper forms with a single, auditable system while keeping safety management within the tools their teams already use.

ForeFlight SMS is designed initially for small and mid-size business aviation operators, particularly lean Part 91 operations where safety responsibilities are often distributed across multiple roles.

ForeFlight SMS is available now. Operators can request a demo or speak with the ForeFlight team at foreflight.com/sms-demo.

About Jeppesen ForeFlight

Jeppesen ForeFlight provides the data, software, and insights that power every segment of aviation. Pilots, operators, and flight crews trust us to plan, navigate, monitor, and optimize more than 60 million commercial, military, business, and general aviation flights each year. Our platforms support crew, fleet, and flight planning; network and operations management; and flight deck solutions. Our navigation data remains the global standard. From inventing paper charts a century ago to leading today's AI-enabled era, we deliver deep domain expertise with unmatched insights as the platform for the aviation industry.

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