With MTSU’s nationally recognized aerospace program as a focal point, five groups announced a plan Jan. 23 to work together to help train Chinese pilots on a new Beechcraft King Air 350 Extended Range airplane currently housed in Smyrna, Tenn. State Sen. Bill Ketron of Murfreesboro joined officials from MTSU, the Civil Aviation Authority of China, China-based Flying Dragon General Aviation Co. Ltd., Franklin, Tenn.-based PacUS LLC and Smyrna-based Corporate Flight Management to announce the agreement during a morning meeting in the new Student Union Building. Get more details at mtsunews.com/mtsu-china-pilot-training-agreement.