Filing Alert: Magellan Aerospace (Middletown) Chapter 11

Update (July 23, 2026): A comprehensive case summary is now available for the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of Magellan Aerospace, Middletown, Inc.

Magellan Aerospace, Middletown, Inc., a Middletown, OH-based manufacturer of aerospace products and parts, filed for Chapter 11 protection on Jul. 22 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio.

The Debtor attributes its distress to a multi-decade erosion of its core nacelle and exhaust-systems business, compounded by escalating legacy environmental liabilities and the withdrawal of parent funding. Successive key programs have ended or wound down—the Airbus A340 (2011), A318 (2013), and A380 (2021), and the Boeing 747 (2021), with Boeing scheduled to end commercial 767 production in 2027—and the Debtor's 2017 award to manufacture exhaust systems for the A320neo PW1100G-JM nacelle was cancelled by the customer in 2020, leaving it unable to replace lost revenue amid an acutely concentrated customer base (approximately 80% of revenue derived from its top three clients). The Debtor generated approximately $26.3 million in gross revenue against an $8.5 million net loss in 2025, and approximately $16.8 million in revenue against a $2.8 million net loss through June 30, 2026.

Concurrently, the Debtor faces substantial legacy environmental exposure at former operating sites in Torrance and San Diego, California, having already expended more than $13 million on compliance and litigation, with an estimated $10 million more anticipated over the next six months. Following a four-week trial in March 2026, a jury found the Debtor jointly and severally liable for over $5.2 million in past Torrance-related costs and liable for 25% of remediation costs estimated at $25 million to $64 million, subject to entry of final judgment; separately, a February 2026 DTSC order mandates interim TCE-mitigation measures at the San Diego (Langley) property, with investigation and remedial-feasibility work alone expected to exceed $12 million and noncompliance carrying a $25,000 per-day penalty. The Debtor has identified insurance with aggregate policy limits exceeding $100 million, but reports that carrier reservations of rights, delays, and denials have impaired its ability to fund compliance. In Q2 2026, parent Magellan USA advised that it would no longer fund the Debtor's continued losses on an unsecured basis, and the Debtor's efforts to secure third-party DIP financing from commercial banks, credit funds, and specialty lenders were unsuccessful.

The Debtor enters Chapter 11 with no secured or public debt; its prepetition obligations consist of unsecured funded loans from Magellan USA in excess of $80 million, approximately $1.8 million in trade debt, $450,000 in employee obligations, and $500,000 owed to its retiree medical plan, alongside the environmental liabilities. Having identified Magellan USA as its only available financing source, the Debtor entered into a DIP term sheet with the parent providing a revolving credit facility of up to $20 million ($2 million available on an interim basis), priced at SOFR plus 1.5% with no origination, commitment, standby, OID, prepayment, or exit fees. The facility contemplates a roll-up of Magellan USA's prepetition unsecured loans at a three-to-one ratio, effective only upon entry of the final order and calculated on amounts drawn. The related-party financing was negotiated and approved by Michael I. Goldberg, as independent director and sole member of the Debtor's special committee.

The Debtor intends to use the case to preserve the business as a going concern while addressing its legacy liabilities, and has not yet determined whether it will pursue a standalone plan of reorganization, a section 363 sale, or another strategic transaction. Working with Rock Creek Advisors, the Debtor expects to commence a marketing process within the week and to return to court within two to four weeks to select and begin executing its chosen path.

Magellan Aerospace, Middletown, Inc. reports $10 million to $50 million in assets and $50 million to $100 million in liabilities. The filing indicates that there will be funds available for distribution to unsecured creditors. The case number is 26-11937.

Top Unsecured Claims

Key Parties

Restructuring and Bankruptcy Co-counsel:

• Schuyler G. Carroll
  Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
  Email: SCarroll@manatt.com

Restructuring and Bankruptcy Co-counsel:

• FBT Gibbons LLP

Financial Restructuring Adviser and Sales Agent:

• Rock Creek Advisors, LLC

Signatories:

• Michael I. Goldberg – Independent Director

Claims Agent:

• Stretto, Inc.

Equity Security Holders:

• Magellan Aerospace, USA, Inc. – 100% Equity Interest

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