Ontic

FlightGlobal | August 01, 2019

BBA Aviation, the owner of the Signature Flight Support network of business aviation private terminals, has agreed to sell parts distributor Ontic to private equity company CVC for $1.37 billion.Ontic, which BBA acquired for $67 million in 2006, makes and distributes out-of-production components under licence from original manufacturers. It has manufacturing sites in California, North Carolina, New York State, Cheltenham in the UK and Singapore, and supports 39,000 aircraft with 165 licences for...

AviationPros | August 06, 2019

Ontic has acquired the manufacturing and aftermarket rights for Thales in the UK’s Doppler Velocity Sensors.The sensors are used by a range of civil and military customers across several rotary and fixed wing platforms. “This agreement will ensure that our customers will benefit from continuing and uninterrupted support across the range. Ontic’s experience and technical capabilities make it ideal for this role” said Andy Humphries, Thales’s managing director of flig...

Business Wire | September 30, 2019

Ontic, a BBA Aviation company and aerospace industry’s leading provider of ‘Extended Life Solutions’ for Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) legacy products, has signed a new exclusive license agreement with GE Aviation’s Integrated Systems unit for several C-130 products at the LRU level. The products consist of a Winch, Flap Brake and Shock Mount Tray that are used on all variants of the C-130 including the current “J” model in production....

Simple Flying | January 13, 2020

Gulf Air has partnered up with Etihad to share benefits across both loyalty programs. Members of Etihad Guest, the loyalty program of Etihad, can now use their membership to redeem benefits across Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain. Likewise, those frequent flyer members of Gulf Air’s Falconflyer program can now use their points across Etihad’s vast network....