Exhibit 24.1



                               POWERS OF ATTORNEY



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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


            KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,  that the undersigned officer and/or
director of AirNet Systems, Inc., an Ohio corporation (the "Company"),  which is
about to file with the Securities  and Exchange  Commission,  Washington,  D.C.,
under the  provisions of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  the
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996,  hereby
constitutes and appoints Gerald G. Mercer,  Eric P. Roy and William R. Sumser as
his  true  and  lawful   attorneys-in-fact   and  agents,  with  full  power  of
substitution  and  resubstitution,  for him and in his name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities,  to sign both the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and
all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, with any and
all exhibits,  financial  statements and schedules  related  thereto,  and other
documents in connection  therewith,  with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and The Nasdaq Stock Market, and grants unto each of said  attorneys-in-fact and
agents,  and  substitute  or  substitutes,  full power and  authority  to do and
perform each and every act and thing  requisite  and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do
in  person  and  hereby  ratifies  and  confirms  all  things  that each of said
attorneys-in-fact  and  agents,  or any of them or his or  their  substitute  or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

            IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of
this 11th day of December, 1996.



                                     /s/ Gerald G. Mercer
                                     ___________________________________________
                                     Gerald G. Mercer



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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


            KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,  that the undersigned officer and/or
director of AirNet Systems, Inc., an Ohio corporation (the "Company"),  which is
about to file with the Securities  and Exchange  Commission,  Washington,  D.C.,
under the  provisions of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  the
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996,  hereby
constitutes and appoints Gerald G. Mercer,  Eric P. Roy and William R. Sumser as
his  true  and  lawful   attorneys-in-fact   and  agents,  with  full  power  of
substitution  and  resubstitution,  for him and in his name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities,  to sign both the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and
all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, with any and
all exhibits,  financial  statements and schedules  related  thereto,  and other
documents in connection  therewith,  with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and The Nasdaq Stock Market, and grants unto each of said  attorneys-in-fact and
agents,  and  substitute  or  substitutes,  full power and  authority  to do and
perform each and every act and thing  requisite  and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do
in  person  and  hereby  ratifies  and  confirms  all  things  that each of said
attorneys-in-fact  and  agents,  or any of them or his or  their  substitute  or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

            IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of
this 11th day of December, 1996.


                                    /s/ Eric P. Roy
                                    ___________________________________________
                                    Eric P. Roy


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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


            KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,  that the undersigned officer and/or
director of AirNet Systems, Inc., an Ohio corporation (the "Company"),  which is
about to file with the Securities  and Exchange  Commission,  Washington,  D.C.,
under the  provisions of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  the
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996,  hereby
constitutes and appoints Gerald G. Mercer,  Eric P. Roy and William R. Sumser as
his  true  and  lawful   attorneys-in-fact   and  agents,  with  full  power  of
substitution  and  resubstitution,  for him and in his name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities,  to sign both the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and
all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, with any and
all exhibits,  financial  statements and schedules  related  thereto,  and other
documents in connection  therewith,  with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and The Nasdaq Stock Market, and grants unto each of said  attorneys-in-fact and
agents,  and  substitute  or  substitutes,  full power and  authority  to do and
perform each and every act and thing  requisite  and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do
in  person  and  hereby  ratifies  and  confirms  all  things  that each of said
attorneys-in-fact  and  agents,  or any of them or his or  their  substitute  or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

            IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of
this 11th day of December, 1996.



                                    /s/ Roger D. Blackwell
                                    ___________________________________________
                                    Roger D. Blackwell


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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


            KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,  that the undersigned officer and/or
director of AirNet Systems, Inc., an Ohio corporation (the "Company"),  which is
about to file with the Securities  and Exchange  Commission,  Washington,  D.C.,
under the  provisions of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  the
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996,  hereby
constitutes and appoints Gerald G. Mercer,  Eric P. Roy and William R. Sumser as
his  true  and  lawful   attorneys-in-fact   and  agents,  with  full  power  of
substitution  and  resubstitution,  for him and in his name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities,  to sign both the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and
all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, with any and
all exhibits,  financial  statements and schedules  related  thereto,  and other
documents in connection  therewith,  with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and The Nasdaq Stock Market, and grants unto each of said  attorneys-in-fact and
agents,  and  substitute  or  substitutes,  full power and  authority  to do and
perform each and every act and thing  requisite  and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do
in  person  and  hereby  ratifies  and  confirms  all  things  that each of said
attorneys-in-fact  and  agents,  or any of them or his or  their  substitute  or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

            IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of
this 11th day of December, 1996.



                                    /s/ Tony C. Canonie, Jr.
                                    ___________________________________________
                                    Tony C. Canonie, Jr.


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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


            KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,  that the undersigned officer and/or
director of AirNet Systems, Inc., an Ohio corporation (the "Company"),  which is
about to file with the Securities  and Exchange  Commission,  Washington,  D.C.,
under the  provisions of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  the
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996,  hereby
constitutes and appoints Gerald G. Mercer,  Eric P. Roy and William R. Sumser as
his  true  and  lawful   attorneys-in-fact   and  agents,  with  full  power  of
substitution  and  resubstitution,  for him and in his name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities,  to sign both the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and
all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, with any and
all exhibits,  financial  statements and schedules  related  thereto,  and other
documents in connection  therewith,  with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and The Nasdaq Stock Market, and grants unto each of said  attorneys-in-fact and
agents,  and  substitute  or  substitutes,  full power and  authority  to do and
perform each and every act and thing  requisite  and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do
in  person  and  hereby  ratifies  and  confirms  all  things  that each of said
attorneys-in-fact  and  agents,  or any of them or his or  their  substitute  or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

            IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of
this 11th day of December, 1996.



                                    /s/ Russell M. Gertmenian
                                    ___________________________________________
                                    Russell M. Gertmenian


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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


            KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,  that the undersigned officer and/or
director of AirNet Systems, Inc., an Ohio corporation (the "Company"),  which is
about to file with the Securities  and Exchange  Commission,  Washington,  D.C.,
under the  provisions of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  the
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996,  hereby
constitutes and appoints Gerald G. Mercer,  Eric P. Roy and William R. Sumser as
his  true  and  lawful   attorneys-in-fact   and  agents,  with  full  power  of
substitution  and  resubstitution,  for him and in his name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities,  to sign both the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and
all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, with any and
all exhibits,  financial  statements and schedules  related  thereto,  and other
documents in connection  therewith,  with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and The Nasdaq Stock Market, and grants unto each of said  attorneys-in-fact and
agents,  and  substitute  or  substitutes,  full power and  authority  to do and
perform each and every act and thing  requisite  and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do
in  person  and  hereby  ratifies  and  confirms  all  things  that each of said
attorneys-in-fact  and  agents,  or any of them or his or  their  substitute  or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

            IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of
this 11th day of December, 1996.



                                    /s/ J.F. Keeler, Jr.
                                    ___________________________________________
                                    J.F. Keeler, Jr.


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