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A program in Oregon aims to ramp up the number of technicians in aviation just as the industry is predicting a major shortage.

FAIRMONT — The squabble betwen Fairmont State University and Pierpont Community and Technical College over space at the Robert C. Byrd National Aerospace Education Center may have a pending solution.

FAIRMONT — The squabble betwen Fairmont State University and Pierpont Community and Technical College over space at the Robert C. Byrd National Aerospace Education Center may have a pending solution.

HUNTINGTON — Marshall University’s new Aviation Maintenance & Technology Program has landed its first aircraft, thanks to the generosity of a local alumnus, the Robert C. Byrd Institute announced Tuesday. Daniel Ward, of Barboursville, a private pilot and retired manager at Marathon Petroleum, flew his Dakota Hawk one last time this month, from Ona Airpark to Huntington Tri-State Airport, to deliver the single-engine plane to the new Marshall University Aviation Maintenance & Technology Program. Ward built the plane 20 years ago and spent more than 800 hours piloting the two-seat ai...

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