Lockheed Martin to Cut Jobs in Consolidation

Lockheed Martin, the Bethesda, Md.-based aerospace giant, is consolidating the management and administration of its Aircraft Services Co. in Ontario with its Skunk Works operation in Palmdale.

Under the move, which began last month and will continue through mid-1996, Skunk Works President Jack Gordon has begun to oversee the aircraft services division. About 150 jobs will be eliminated as the management and administrative functions of both units are combined in Palmdale, said Lockheed Martin spokesman Jim Ragsdale.

The aircraft services plant will continue operating in Ontario. Ragsdale said it isn’t yet known if those operations will eventually move to Palmdale.

About 3,700 workers are employed at the Skunk Works facility, where military aircraft is designed and built. The aircraft services division currently has about 1,900 workers.