SoCal Aerospace Council

To join the SoCal Aerospace Council, please complete the contact form below. If you would like to become an LAEDC member, which supports the SCAC Council please click here. If you have questions or wish to bring an issue to the attention of team, send an email to Aerospace & Defense Industry Cluster Development at LAEDC.

1. Resolve the Imbalance Between the Demand for Skilled Aerospace Talent and its Supply
   • Partner with workforce system players to develop and implement relevant job training and intermediary programs
   • Connect aerospace employers with local community colleges, Cal State Universities, and other local 4-year colleges and universities to develop and operationalize workforce training programs
2. Improve the Regulatory, Labor, and Tax Cost Landscape for Aerospace Businesses
   • Develop and advocate for recommendations to structure and focus local, county and state tax and/or other incentives to better support our aerospace and other defense-related industries
   • Advocate for reasonable flexibility on certain regulations that inhibit growth, worker productivity and efficient running of a business without providing comparable benefits to workers and/or the environment
3. Increase the Number of “Export-ready” Aerospace Supplier Firms
   • Engage our research institutions, universities and other stakeholders in efforts to advance innovation and, in doing so, increase the export capacities of our local aerospace, analytical instrument and defense-related sectors
   • Provide market research that helps increase business development capacities at local firms
   • Introduce firms to proven, effective export and procurement service programs
4. Grow and Deploy “Red Carpet” to Provide Rapid Assistance to Aerospace Businesses
   • Encourage high-level decision makers and elected officials to reach out to aerospace firms and bring resources to bear on mitigating any challenges they might have
   • Increase public visibility of the aerospace industry’s concerns, challenges, and major opportunities
5. Position our Region to Secure Aerospace Programs and Contracts
   • Mobilize regional stakeholders to effectively compete for major government procurement and private contract opportunities
6. Promote the Preeminence of Our Region’s Aerospace Industry
   • Create value propositions that highlight and tell the story about the region’s strengths in aerospace and defense
   • Ensure significant representation at global aerospace industry conferences, forums and events

To receive the current meeting schedule and participate in calls, please send a quick email to [email protected].

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Members are aerospace and defense companies and organizations in Southern California as well as elected officials.  For additional information please contact Aerospace & Defense Industry Cluster Development at 213-236-4852 , or [email protected]. Co-Chairs David Blanco or Mike Quindazzi, may be contacted at (David) 626-437-7914 or [email protected] , and (Mike) 714-697-1716.

For media inquiries, please contact Lawren Markle at [email protected]

Existing Membership of LAEDC’s SoCal Aerospace Council (updated 4/28/2015)