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West Virginia Aviation Training Expansion | Charleston News
West Virginia just approved a $23 million aviation training expansion at Pierpont Community and Technical College—set to transform the North Central West Virginia Airport into a top-tier flight training hub. After overcoming design and land hurdles, the new 65,000-square-foot facility will feature FAA-compliant labs, testing zones, and maintenance spaces, boosting capacity from 130 to 230 students. Located beside aerospace giants like Aurora Flight Sciences and Pratt & Whitney—whose billion-dollar engine maintenance investment is the largest in company history—this upgrade enables advanced…
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