DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-54,148

BOMBARDIER LEARJET, INC.
A DIVISION OF THE BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE GROUP
A DIVISION OF BOMBARDIER, INC.
WICHITA, KANSAS

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph
(a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met.
It is determined in this case that the requirements of (a)(2)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on February 3, 2004 in
response to a petition filed by a union official of the
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers on
behalf of workers at Bombardier Learjet Inc., a division of
Bombardier Aerospace Group, a division of Bombardier, Inc.,
Wichita, Kansas. The workers at the subject firm produce
commercial aircraft.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the subject
facility is related to a shift in production of commercial aircraft
to a country (Canada) that is a party to a free trade agreement
with the United States.
In addition, in order for the Department to issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group
eligibility requirements of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be
met. The Department has determined in this case that the
requirements of Section 246 have been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers' firm or subdivision to Canada of articles that are
like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:


"All workers of Bombardier Learjet Inc., a division of
Bombardier Aerospace Group, a division of Bombardier, Inc.,
Wichita, Kansas engaged in employment related to the assembly
of aircraft who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after January 28, 2003 through two years from
the date of certification are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are
also eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment
assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 27th day of February 2004

/s/ Linda G. Poole

______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance