Largest aerospace manufacturers: ranked by employees in the greater San Fernando Valley in 2007

San Fernando Valley Business Journal, August 18, 2008 by Ari Morguelan

LARGEST AEROSPACE MANUFACTURERS

Ranked by employees in the greater San Fernando Valley in 2007

Rank   Company                     Employees          Facilities
       * name                   * Valley '07/'06    * Valley '07/'06
       * address                * company-wide      * company-wide
                                    '07/'06             '07/'06

 1     Lockheed Martin            3,800/3,800             6/6
       Aeronautics               27,000/26,000          WND/WND
       1011 Lockheed Way
       Palmdale 93599

 2     Northrop Grumman Corp.     3,350/3,250             2/2
       1840 Century Park East   120,000/120,000         WND/WND
       Los Angeles 90067

 3     Pratt & Whitney            2,200/2,500            2/WND
       Rocketdyne                 3,500/3,000            6/WND
       6633 Canoga Ave.
       Canoga Park 91309

 4     Boeing                       844/809               1/I
       1500 E Ave M             159,313/154,031         WND/WND
       Palmdale 93550-1502

 5     Crane Aerospace &            700/600               1/1
       Electronics                2,200/2,100             3/3
       3000 Winona Ave.
       Burbank 91504

 6     Estertine Mason              380/320               1/1
       13955 Balboa Blvd.         9,695/8,150            37/36
       Sylmar 91342

 7     Sensor Systems, Inc.         300/WND              1/WND
       8929 Fullbright Ave.         300/WND              1/WND
       Chatsworth 91311

 8     M.S. Aerospace Inc.          285/230               1/1
       13928 Balboa Blvd.           285/230               1/1
       Sylmar 91342

 9     Natel Engineering            207/225               1/1
       9340 Owensmouth Ave.         350/WND               4/4
       Chatsworth 91311

 10    Global Aerospace             41/32/0               2/2
       Technology                   41/32/0               2/2
       9200 Deering Ave.
       Chatsworth 91311

 11    C-P Mfg. Corp.                 9/8                 1/1
       15541 Cabrito St.              9/8                 1/1
       Van Nuvs 91406

Rank   Company                          Description
       * name                        Business/Industries
       * address                          Served
                                     (partial list)

 1     Lockheed Martin               Aerospace manufacturer
       Aeronautics
       1011 Lockheed Way
       Palmdale 93599

 2     Northrop Grumman Corp.        Systems integration, defense
       1840 Century Park East         electronics, information
       Los Angeles 90067               technology and aircraft

 3     Pratt & Whitney               Rocket propulsion design and
       Rocketdyne                          manufacturing.
       6633 Canoga Ave.
       Canoga Park 91309

 4     Boeing                        Products and services for NASA
       1500 E Ave M                   and Department of Defense
       Palmdale 93550-1502

 5     Crane Aerospace &             Aerospace, Defense, and
       Electronics                         Electronics
       3000 Winona Ave.
       Burbank 91504

 6     Estertine Mason                  Human-machine interface
       13955 Balboa Blvd.            products for the aerospace and
       Sylmar 91342                       defense markets

 7     Sensor Systems, Inc.          Design and manufacture of
       8929 Fullbright Ave.           aircraft navigation and
       Chatsworth 91311               communication antennas.

 8     M.S. Aerospace Inc.           Fasteners manufacturer for
       13928 Balboa Blvd.                    aerospace
       Sylmar 91342

 9     Natel Engineering             Aerospace manufacturer
       9340 Owensmouth Ave.
       Chatsworth 91311

 10    Global Aerospace              Designer and manufacturer of
       Technology                      cargo loading systems
       9200 Deering Ave.
       Chatsworth 91311

 11    C-P Mfg. Corp.                Aerospace Machine Shop
       15541 Cabrito St.
       Van Nuvs 91406

Rank   Company                            Profile
       * name                          * headquarters
       * address                     * year established
                                      * public/private

 1     Lockheed Martin                 Bethesda, MD
       Aeronautics                        1995
       1011 Lockheed Way                 public
       Palmdale 93599

 2     Northrop Grumman Corp.          Los Angeles
       1840 Century Park East             1939
       Los Angeles 90067                 public

 3     Pratt & Whitney                 Canoga Park
       Rocketdyne                         1860
       6633 Canoga Ave.                  public
       Canoga Park 91309

 4     Boeing                          Chicago, IL
       1500 E Ave M                       1915
       Palmdale 93550-1502               public

 5     Crane Aerospace &                Burbank
       Electronics                        1943
       3000 Winona Ave.                  public
       Burbank 91504

 6     Estertine Mason                 Bellevue, WA
       13955 Balboa Blvd.                 1953
       Sylmar 91342                      public

 7     Sensor Systems, Inc.            Chatsworth
       8929 Fullbright Ave.               1961
       Chatsworth 91311                  private

 8     M.S. Aerospace Inc.               Sylmar
       13928 Balboa Blvd.                 1992
       Sylmar 91342                      private

 9     Natel Engineering               Chatsworth
       9340 Owensmouth Ave.               1975
       Chatsworth 91311                  private

 10    Global Aerospace                Chatsworth
       Technology                         2006
       9200 Deering Ave.                private
       Chatsworth 91311

 11    C-P Mfg. Corp.                  Van Nuys
       15541 Cabrito St.                  1956
       Van Nuvs 91406                   private

Rank   Company                     Top Local Executive
       * name                      * title
       * address                   * phone

 1     Lockheed Martin             Rick Baker
       Aeronautics                 general manager
       1011 Lockheed Way           (661) 572-4153
       Palmdale 93599

 2     Northrop Grumman Corp.      Tommy Tomlins.
       1840 Century Park East      vice president
       Los Angeles 90067           (661) 272-7438

 3     Pratt & Whitney             Jim Maser
       Rocketdyne                  president
       6633 Canoga Ave.            (818) 586-1000
       Canoga Park 91309

 4     Boeing                      John Stolting
       1500 E Ave M                site manager
       Palmdale 93550-1502         (661) 272-4444

 5     Crane Aerospace &           Greg Ward
       Electronics                 pres., aerospace
       3000 Winona Ave.            (818) 525-2600
       Burbank 91504

 6     Estertine Mason             Phil Davis
       13955 Balboa Blvd.          president
       Sylmar 91342                (818) 361-3366

 7     Sensor Systems, Inc.        Mary E. Bazar
       8929 Fullbright Ave.        president
       Chatsworth 91311            (818) 341-5366

 8     M.S. Aerospace Inc.         Michel Szostak
       13928 Balboa Blvd.          ceo, president
       Sylmar 91342                (818) 833-9095

 9     Natel Engineering           Sudesh Arora
       9340 Owensmouth Ave.        owner
       Chatsworth 91311            (818) 734-6500

 10    Global Aerospace            Steve Cormier
       Technology                  ceo
       9200 Deering Ave.           (818) 428-3483
       Chatsworth 91311

 11    C-P Mfg. Corp.              David Rottner
       15541 Cabrito St.           president
       Van Nuvs 91406              (818)756-5374

NA: Not Available NA: Not Applicable WND: Would Not Disclose

The Business Journal surveyed about 40 companies for the list.
Only those companies that completed the survey were included in
the list. Companies were ranked by the number of employees at
greater San Fernando Valley facilities. In case of a tie,
companies were ranked by the number of employees company-wide.
Information was provided by the companies themselves.

To the best of our knowledge, this information is accurate as
of press time. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy
and thoroughness of the list, omissions and typographical errors
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Researched by Ari Morguelan