DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-96,064

TEXTRON AVIATION INC.
A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF TEXTRON INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
INNOVATION, PDS TECH INC., AND SYNERGY SERVICES INC. D/B/A
TALENTWAVE
WICHITA, KANSAS


Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor herein
presents the results of an investigation regarding certification
of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are
satisfied if the following criteria are met:
(1) a significant number or proportion of the workers in such
workers' firm have become totally or partially separated, or are
threatened to become totally or partially separated; and

(2)(A)(i) the sales or production, or both, of such firm have
decreased absolutely; and

(ii)(I) imports of articles or services like or directly
competitive with articles produced or services supplied by
such firm have increased; and

(iii) the increase in imports described in clause (ii)
contributed importantly to such workers' separation or threat
of separation and to the decline in the sales or production
of such firm.

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on July 16, 2020 by the state workforce office on behalf of
workers and former workers of Textron Aviation Inc., a wholly
owned subsidiary of Textron Inc., including on-site leased
workers from Advanced Technology Innovation, PDS Tech Inc., and
Synergy Services Inc. d/b/a TalentWave, Wichita, Kansas (Textron
Aviation-Wichita). The workers' firm is engaged in activities
related to the production of general aviation aircraft and
aircraft parts. Workers are not separately identifiable by
product line.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant number
or proportion of the workers in Textron Aviation-Wichita have
become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become
totally or partially separated.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(i) has been met because the sales
and/or production at Textron Aviation-Wichita have decreased
absolutely.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because firm imports
of articles like or directly competitive with the aviation
aircraft and aircraft parts produced by Textron Aviation-Wichita
have increased during the relevant period when compared to the
representative base period.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
increased imports contributed importantly to the worker group
separations and sales/production declines at Textron Aviation-
Wichita.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Textron Aviation-
Wichita, who are engaged in activities related to the production
of aviation aircraft and aircraft parts, meet the worker group
certification criteria under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C.
§ 2272(a). In accordance with Section 223 of the Act, 19 U.S.C. §
2273, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Textron Aviation Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of Textron Inc., including on-site leased
workers from Advanced Technology Innovation, PDS Tech Inc.,
and Synergy Services Inc. d/b/a TalentWave, Wichita,
Kansas, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after July 15, 2019 through two years from
the date of certification, and all workers in the group
threatened with total or partial separation from employment
on the date of certification through two years from the date
of certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 4th day of August 2020.

/s/Del-Min Amy Chen
______________________________
DEL-MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance