**EXHIBIT 24**

 

POWEROF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESEPRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or director of AirNet Systems, Inc.,an Ohio corporation, which is about to file with the Securities and ExchangeCommission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities ExchangeAct of 1934, as amended, the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal yearended December 31, 2002, hereby constitutes and appoints William R. Sumser ashis true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitutionand resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and allcapacities, to sign both the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and allamendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, with any andall exhibits, financial statements and schedules related thereto, and otherdocuments in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commissionand the New York Stock Exchange, and grants unto said attorney-in-fact andagent, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do andperform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in andabout the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or coulddo in person and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that the said attorney-in-factand agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to bedone by virtue hereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this 20th day ofMarch, 2003.

 

 
|   | /s/  Joel E. Biggerstaff |
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|   | Joel E. Biggerstaff           |

 

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POWEROF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESEPRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or director of AirNet Systems, Inc.,an Ohio corporation, which is about to file with the Securities and ExchangeCommission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities ExchangeAct of 1934, as amended, the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal yearended December 31, 2002, hereby constitutes and appoints Joel E. Biggerstaff ashis true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitutionand resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and allcapacities, to sign both the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and allamendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, with any andall exhibits, financial statements and schedules related thereto, and otherdocuments in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commissionand the New York Stock Exchange, and grants unto said attorney-in-fact andagent, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do andperform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in andabout the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or coulddo in person and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that the saidattorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully door cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this 20th day ofMarch, 2003.

 

 
|   | /s/  William R. Sumser |
|--------|-----------------------------|
|   | William R. Sumser           |

 

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POWEROF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESEPRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or director of AirNet Systems, Inc.,an Ohio corporation, which is about to file with the Securities and ExchangeCommission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities ExchangeAct of 1934, as amended, the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal yearended December 31, 2002, hereby constitutes and appoints Joel E. Biggerstaffand William R. Sumser as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, withfull power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, placeand stead, in any and all capacities, to sign both the Annual Report on Form10-K and any and all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file thesame, with any and all exhibits, financial statements and schedules relatedthereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities andExchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange, and grants unto each ofsaid attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full powerand authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite andnecessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents andpurposes as he might or could do in person and hereby ratifies and confirms allthings that each of the said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his substitute orsubstitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this 20th day of March,2003.

 

 
|   | /s/ Roger D. Blackwell |
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|   | Roger D. Blackwell     |

 

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POWEROF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESEPRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or director of AirNet Systems, Inc.,an Ohio corporation, which is about to file with the Securities and ExchangeCommission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities ExchangeAct of 1934, as amended, the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal yearended December 31, 2002, hereby constitutes and appoints Joel E. Biggerstaffand William R. Sumser as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, withfull power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, placeand stead, in any and all capacities, to sign both the Annual Report on Form10-K and any and all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file thesame, with any and all exhibits, financial statements and schedules relatedthereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities andExchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange, and grants unto each ofsaid attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full powerand authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite andnecessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents andpurposes as he might or could do in person and hereby ratifies and confirms allthings that each of the said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his substitute orsubstitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this 20th day ofMarch, 2003.

 

 
|   | /s/ Russell M. Gertmenian |
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|   | Russell M. Gertmenian     |

 

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POWEROF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESEPRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or director of AirNet Systems, Inc.,an Ohio corporation, which is about to file with the Securities and ExchangeCommission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities ExchangeAct of 1934, as amended, the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal yearended December 31, 2002, hereby constitutes and appoints Joel E. Biggerstaffand William R. Sumser as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, withfull power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, placeand stead, in any and all capacities, to sign both the Annual Report on Form10-K and any and all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file thesame, with any and all exhibits, financial statements and schedules relatedthereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities andExchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange, and grants unto each ofsaid attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full powerand authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite andnecessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents andpurposes as he might or could do in person and hereby ratifies and confirms allthings that each of the said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his substitute orsubstitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this 20th day ofMarch, 2003.

 

 
|   | /s/  David P. Lauer |
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|   | David P. Lauer           |

 

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POWEROF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESEPRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or director of AirNet Systems, Inc.,an Ohio corporation, which is about to file with the Securities and ExchangeCommission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities ExchangeAct of 1934, as amended, the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal yearended December 31, 2002, hereby constitutes and appoints Joel E. Biggerstaffand William R. Sumser as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, withfull power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, placeand stead, in any and all capacities, to sign both the Annual Report on Form10-K and any and all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file thesame, with any and all exhibits, financial statements and schedules relatedthereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities andExchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange, and grants unto each ofsaid attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full powerand authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite andnecessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents andpurposes as he might or could do in person and hereby ratifies and confirms allthings that each of the said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his substitute orsubstitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this 20th day ofMarch, 2003.

 

 
|   | /s/  Bruce D. Parker |
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|   | Bruce D. Parker           |

 

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POWEROF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESEPRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or director of AirNet Systems, Inc.,an Ohio corporation, which is about to file with the Securities and ExchangeCommission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities ExchangeAct of 1934, as amended, the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal yearended December 31, 2002, hereby constitutes and appoints Joel E. Biggerstaffand William R. Sumser as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, withfull power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, placeand stead, in any and all capacities, to sign both the Annual Report on Form10-K and any and all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file thesame, with any and all exhibits, financial statements and schedules relatedthereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities andExchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange, and grants unto each ofsaid attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute or substitutes, full powerand authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite andnecessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents andpurposes as he might or could do in person and hereby ratifies and confirms allthings that each of the said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his substitute orsubstitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this 20th day ofMarch, 2003.

 

 
|   | /s/  James E. Riddle |
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|   | James Ernest Riddle       |

 

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