The state Senate Aviation Caucus visited the Williamsport Regional Airport on Thursday, part of its focus on four aspects of Pennsylvania's aviation industry: education, awareness, research and technology. The tour, hosted by Sen. Gene Yaw − a caucus member and chair of Penn College Board of Directors − began at midmorning in the college's Lumley Aviation Center. An FAA-approved repair station, the Montoursville campus is home to a large and varied fleet of instructional aircraft that includes a retired Boeing 727-200F cargo plane donated in 2012 by FedEx Express and a Falcon 20 passenger jet that arrived there in spring. The college's aviation majors have their roots in 1930s training of Lycoming Engines employees; a stop at that company's plant in Williamsport's West End, an operating division of Avco Corp., concluded the visit. WBRE's Cody Butler covered the visit for Eyewitness News and compiled a report for broadcast Thursday evening.