Aviation New Generation (ANG) is launching a Cirrus-branded aviation training, maintenance, aircraft management, and leasing center at Tri-Cities Airport (TRI).

As an independent company approved to operate under the Cirrus Training Center model, ANG is positioning TRI as a strategic satellite to Cirrus’s national headquarters in Knoxville while serving East Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, and Western North Carolina.

ANG is executing a phased development plan that combines fleet acquisition, operational leadership, and facility investment to support a full Cirrus Training Center launch in late 2026 to early 2027.

ANG is currently in the process of acquiring its second SR22T, with two SR20 aircraft scheduled for delivery in Q4 2026, a Vision Jet arriving in 2027, and an additional SR22T positioned in the 2027 production queue.

ANG will have hangar capacity for up to 20 Cirrus aircraft, and has already negotiated and secured exclusive use of available FBO office space for training center operations, and will be operating a Part 135 charter framework to increase aircraft utilization and regional demand.

Initial operations will begin in 2026 through the sale of 50-hour flight blocks to a limited number of highly respected regional pilots.