While some segments of the aviation industry are stagnant, BBA Aviation’s Ontic unit is experiencing “unprecedented growth,” according to director of business development Robert Sadler. “We continue to see the high level of growth that we have seen over last couple of years,” he said.
Here at EBACE 2015, Ontic (Stand N114) is promoting its capabilities to manufacture parts for legacy aircraft, either under license to the airframe OEM or through acquisition of entire product lines. Ontic has three repair and manufacturing locations, in Chatsworth, California, Cheltenham, UK and Singapore. EBACE offers Ontic an opportunity not only to meet with customers but also with OEM partners such as Gulfstream, Bombardier (including Learjet), Embraer and Textron Aviation. These companies have all entered licensing agreements with Ontic so it can manufacture parts for older models of their aircraft, to help legacy aircraft continue flying safely.