Simon Hackett buys into Aussie aviation app

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Founder of Internode, Simon Hackett, has invested in a 40 per cent stake in AvPlan, an Australian company which develops iOS-based flight planning software for professional pilots.

Why? Hackett himself is a pilot, and began using AvPlan to fly his Pilatus PC-12. The company – which was created in 2011 by Melbourne-based pilot and software developer, Bevan Anderson, to simplify the process of developing and filing aircraft flight plans - is therefore in a realm which he understands.

“When I first discovered this software, I had no idea you could do this on an iPhone or iPad,” Hackett said. “I flipped overnight to using AvPlan after having previously used an old Windows program. To paraphrase Victor Kiam who bought Remington in 1979, I liked this software so much, I bought into the company.”

According to AvPlan founder, Bevan Anderson, Hackett’s investment will enable the company to diversify its product portfolio and accelerate a US expansion.