DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,556

AERONCA, INC
A SUBSIDIARY OF MAGELLAN AEROSPACE, CORP
MIDDLETOWN, OHIO

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 September 3, 2004 in
response to a petition filed by The International Association of
Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Aero-Hydraulic Local Lodge 2535,
on behalf of workers at Aeronca, Inc., a subsidiary of Magellan
Aerospace Corporation, Middletown, Ohio. The workers produce
aircraft parts.
Declines in employment at the subject facility are related to
a shift in production of aircraft parts to a country (Canada) that
is a party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
Furthermore the subject firm supplied aircraft parts used in
the production of aircraft and approximately 40 percent of its
production or sales were supplied to a manufacturer whose workers
were certified as eligible to apply for adjustment assistance.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance (ATAA) for
older workers.
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 Aeronca, Inc., a subsidiary of Magellan
Aerospace Corporation, Middletown, Ohio who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after August 27,
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 20th day of September 2004.

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance