Clipper cargo horizons, Vol. 2, No. 11, November 1962

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A Pan Am Publication About Worldwide Air Distribution • Vol. 2, No. 11 • November, 1962
World Trade Expands As
Technology Spurs Southern California Growth
Aerospace, Electronic, Other Science-oriented Industries Make Extensive Use Of Air Cargo
ROCKET engine under test at Rocket-dyne’s Propulsion Field Laboratory dramatizes Southern California’s vast aerospace industry.
Growth of highly technical industries in Southern California has given air cargo a special opportunity to participate in the economy of this fastest growing region of the U. S.
Many products of industries such as aerospace and electronics are particularly suitable for air transportation. Los Angeles International Airport, air cargo gateway for the region, is linking these industries with the rest of the world.
The Los Angeles metropolitan area and other sections of Southern California have been experiencing a spectacular population increase. Some time this year, the State as a whole will pass New York as the most populous in the country. As of July, 1962, the population of the 14 Southern California counties was estimated at 10,905,500; by 1970, the total is expected to reach 13,840,200.
Along with the population growth has come an expansion of industry, some of which goes to the region because of its supply of technically skilled personnel. Outstanding and abundant educational facilities and research centers contribute to the reservoir of skills.
The industrial growth of Southern California, as measured by the number of employees in manufacturing, has far outstripped that of the rest of the country during the past 20 years. Southern California’s total of persons so employed climbed 362% during the period while the total for the U. S. as a whole rose 73%.
Defense activities, of course, loom large in California’s economy. Military bases, missile and military aircraft manufacturing and testing facilities pour millions of dollars into the area. In the Los Angeles metropolitan area, 335,300 persons were employed in defense-oriented industries in April, 1962, out of a total of 807,400 employed in manufacturing overall.
The aerospace industry, which includes a wide spectrum of military, civilian and commercial aviation, space and related activity, is the biggest growth industry in the area. Air cargo serves this industry in a number of ways.
For example, components for the Lockheed F-104 jet fighter, being produced under license by allied countries, move constantly by air to Europe for (Continued on Page 2)
GATEWAY for air cargo is rebuilt Los Angeles International Airport, completed last summer. It is one of world’s most modern.
•Trade Mark Reg.