LANSING -- A dramatic new opportunity for Lansing area students and community fliers has taken off at the Capital Region International Airport. Eastern Michigan University and its aviation partner, ...

Brandon Dobbs had already done plenty of flying, but soaring over a desolate stretch of the Tennessee mountains at night offered a new and exciting challenge. "There were no lights anywhere," he said.

Eastern Michigan University and its partner, Eagle Flight Centre, will be expanding their highly regarded professional flight-training program to the Lansing community. The new program will operate ...