Allied to aluminum and totally committed to titanium, GKN Aerospace fabricates components (such as doors, ducts, enclosures, exhaust nozzles, keels, and bulkheads) for commercial and military aircraft, as well as spacecraft. The company, a subsidiary of auto parts maker
Operations
GKN Aerospace has two service groups: Aerospace Components and Aviation Repair. Aerospace Components specializes in its branded lightweight Unistructure and Unisandwich chemically-milled alloy parts for engines, airframe structures, and launch vehicles. Every new military fighter and bomber aircraft jet engine built in America since 1976 has utilized Unistructure bypass ducts.
Aviation Repair has the capability of handling repairs for major manufacturers including International Aero Engines,
Geographic Reach
The company operates in more than 60 locations across three continents.
Strategy
In order to grow its business, GKN Aerospace is focusing on areas such as building upon its existing programs for new aircraft platforms and pursuing long term contracts on selective high-growth and long-running platforms. It also aims to deploy new technologies for future commercial and military aircraft, improve fuel efficiency, reduce emissions, and minimize its environmental impact of aviation.
1150 W BRADLEY AVE
El Cajon, CA 92020-1504
Phone: 1 (619) 448-2320
Employer Type: Privately Owned
Networking LAN Management: Gantry Gappmayer
BUYER: Ray Hummel
Senior Quality Engineer: Philip Lankford
Employees (This Location): 648
Employees (All Locations): 683
El Cajon, CA
El Cajon, CA
Santa Ana, CA