Ontic expands MRO push with 747 teardown program

Ontic targets parts shortages with proactive teardown programme

Ontic, the OEM and MRO provider for civil and military aircraft, has launched a new teardown procurement initiative aimed at addressing one of the sector’s most persistent challenges: the availability of hard-to-source components for mature platforms. The programme reflects a forward-looking strategy focused on securing critical inventory before supply constraints impact operators. The first aircraft to be processed under the initiative is a Boe…

Ontic expands MRO push with 747 teardown program

Ontic, a company that specializes in supporting older aircraft that OEMs would rather move beyond, is expanding its MRO footprint as it works to support aging fleets, using a newly launched teardown program to improve parts availability for operators.  The company said this week at MRO Americas 2026 in Orlando that it has launched a teardown effort aimed at recovering hard-to-find components from retired aircraft and putting them back into servi…