Boeing owns Jeppesen, which specialises in flight planning and related software, so it's a very natural strategic acquisition. And there's no shortage of potential projects where Boeing could use the support of a team that's really good at aviation UX too...
Boeing and Airbus both have their own incubators for small startups so it's not like they're totally averse to the SV mindset when it doesn't conflict with their regulatory and safety processes.
Boeing and Airbus both have their own incubators for small startups so it's not like they're totally averse to the SV mindset when it doesn't conflict with their regulatory and safety processes.