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Key Takeaways:

  • Former "Press Your Luck" host Peter Tomarken and his wife died in a plane crash during an Angel Flight mission in Santa Monica Bay.
  • A couple died and their two children were seriously injured in a plane crash in heavy fog near Old Bridge, N.J.
  • An explosion of ammonia-based explosives heavily damaged Universal Propulsion, a Phoenix company building ejection seats, though no injuries were reported.
  • The Chinese government is being urged to encourage the growth of general aviation, as it is lagging and has many potential benefits.
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The former host of a game show called Press Your Luck died Monday when the Bonanza he was flying on an Angel Flight mission in California went down in Santa Monica Bay. Peter Tomarken, 63, and his wife Kathleen were killed on their way to pick up a patient in San Diego who needed treatment at UCLA Medical Center…

A man and his wife died and their 12- and 13-year-old children were seriously injured when the Seneca they were in went down in heavy fog near a private airport near Old Bridge, N.J. Pilot Steve Ben Hanania, 57, and his wife, Shirri were killed…

A Phoenix company that builds ejection seats was heavily damaged after about 250 lbs. of ammonia-based explosives went off, blowing the roof off the Universal Propulsion building. There were no reported injuries, however…

The Chinese government is being urged to encourage the growth of general aviation. Liu Daxiang, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said GA is lagging behind the general economic growth of the country and could be put to many beneficial uses.

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