Since the beginning of World War II, both Mr. Ray Neill and his wife Geneva had been active participants in the fabrication of metal components for the aviation industry. Due to a loss of his left hand at the age of nine, Ray Neill was unable to engage in Military Service. Never the less, as World War II progressed, Ray Neill soon found himself supervising over 500 machinists.

In 1956, as the civil aircraft industry was evolving from the piston-engine air carriers to an all jet fleet, Ray and Geneva's dream of having their own business became a reality. With a small loan, determination and a spiritual faith that never faltered they began to build their dream. At times working twenty hours a day in one corner of a building at the intersection of Fashion and 15th Street in Long Beach, California, Neill Aircraft Company (NAC) grew to over 25 buildings covering 150,000 square feet of manufacturing space. Side-by-side, Ray and Geneva Neill succeeded in building a company, which in 1998 had an all time historical high in sales. Holding his good hand up Ray would often joke that, "if he would have had his other hand, it would have been twice as much."

Stretch Forming, Hydro-Forming, Brake-Forming, Roll Forming and Machining its way through time, NAC has built Hundreds-of-thousands of aluminum parts for almost every Boeing Aircraft built since the early 1970's. In addition to Boeing Aircraft, components for the Lockheed F-16 fighter, the Lockheed C-130, NASA's space shuttle and space station to the reproduction of a Spinner for a World War II Spitfire aircraft have all been fabricated at NAC.

Recipient of many awards for Quality and On-Time delivery from a host of customers, NAC achieved its AS9100A-2001/ISO9001-2000 status in 2003, making it one of the early achievers of this status within the Aviation Manufacturing Industry.

With the passing of Ray and Geneva Neill in 2003, their daughter Judy Neill Carpenter has taken the reins of the company as President/CEO. Judy has been actively employed at NAC since 1974, working in almost every department. Judy has proudly accepted the responsibility of continuing her Mother and Father's dream for generations to come.

With a primary focus on Lean Principles the decision was made to address the product flow through out the facility to eliminate waste. This had immediate results and has provided increased capacity and profitability. Our customers saw these changes and continued to grow our business which resulted in continued year over year growth. This growth continues to set record highs each year. With this growth - investing has continued on new programs, equipment, facilities, & core competencies reshaping the face of NAC. Our customers and employees are the primary benefactors from the continued success through the investment in change.

If Raymond and Geneva could only see NAC now they probably wouldn’t recognize what they founded over 55 years ago. The Neill Aircraft family is continually reminded by Judy what her parents dream was and wanted the company to provide for all the families of Neill Aircraft into the future – which it surely will.