Keeping the World Flying

Ontic is born and acquires the first ever licensing partner with Hamilton Sundstrand in the early 1970s, for Pesco Pumps and other hydraulics. We started with 50 employees in Chatsworth, California.

Ontic continued to grow, acquiring new licenses with AlliedSignal and Parker Hannifin.

Ontic established new partnerships with 8 new OEMs in this period. The diverse product lines included motor parts, electro-mechanical valves, electronic temperature controllers, and fuel line shroud products.

The early 2000s welcomed even more licensing agreements with key players such as Honeywell, Woodward Aircraft Engine Systems, TRW, Goodrich, HR Textron, and Curtiss-Wright.

Ontic continued to expand its licensing portfolio with Honeywell by adding Radar Avionic Electronics.

In 2007, Crane & Moog signed their first licensing products with Ontic, followed by Arkwin in 2008 and Securaplane Technologies in 2009, which included wireless smoke detection products.

Ontic acquired GE Aviation's Legacy Fuel Measurement Business, adding two new sites in Cheltenham and Singapore.

Ontic welcomed Safran and UTC Aerospace Systems as more licensing partners.

Cheltenham established more long-term licensing agreements — this time acquiring the first product licences with Ultra Electronics for electronic engine control equipment.

Between 2017 and 2018, Ontic established partnerships with GE Aviation and Esterline.

In 2018, Ontic acquired Firstmark Corporation, adding Creedmoor and Plainview facilities, and creating lifetime support for products.

Ontic’s expansion continued, adding Meggitt as licensing partners. The same year, Ontic’s Cheltenham facility received CAAC certification and its Trace Certification.

Ontic acquired AP Filtration, as well as a selection of Triumph Group products, adding new facilities in Bolton and Staverton.

We expanded production space at Creedmoor by an additional 20,000 square feet. We also increased our apprentice numbers by 300%, welcoming our biggest ever cohort..

In September 2023, we signed our biggest license to date - Honeywell's Thurst Reverser Actuation System (TRAS). This license built on Ontic’s complex hydraulic systems knowledge, adding a new pneumatic product competence in its UK operations.

As we envisage the future, we look forward to continuing to grow our capabilities and the value we deliver for our customers.