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Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Shaw Air Force Base was silent Tuesday morning as many gathered to remember 29-year-old Capt. James Michael Steel.

Friday, April 05, 2013  An F-16 pilot from Shaw Air Focre Base is dead after a crash near Bagram Air Field in eastern Afghanistan.

Friday, December 14, 2012  The man widely believed to be behind the aviation company is an ex-convict named Christian Esquino, 50, who has a long and checkered legal past.

Monday, December 10, 2012  Authorities have not confirmed her death, but Jenni Rivera's relatives in the U.S. say they have few doubts that she was on the plane.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012  Updated with video: Small plane slams into home, killing 3 pilots en route to FAA safety conference in Mississippi

Monday, July 30, 2012  Boeing Co. says federal regulators are investigating after one of its 787 jets had an engine issue that sparked a fire in South Carolina. But the company says it remains confident in its safety.

Monday, July 23, 2012  Pilot in Upstate deploys parachute to save plane and passengers

Friday, April 27, 2012  Anderson County Coroner Greg Shore said the pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings when the aircraft crashed about 1 p.m. Friday. He was the only person on board.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011  FAA to issue rules aimed at preventing airline pilots from flying while dangerously fatigued

Monday, September 19, 2011  Calm chaos followed deadly Nevada air show disaster as laymen, rescue workers aided 70 wounded.

Tuesday, August 09, 2011  Westinghouse Electric Co. says the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has determined its new AP1000 nuclear reactor design is safe enough to withstand the impact of a plane crashing into it.

Tuesday, July 26, 2011  The National Transportation Safety Board has concluded that a plane that struck and killed a Georgia man jogging on a South Carolina beach last year lost power because of a damaged crankshaft.  The NTSB also found the crankshaft failed due to an earlier, undocumented propeller strike.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011  Authorities say a small aircraft crashed in Charleston County, killing two people.

Monday, July 11, 2011  The couple and their five children were flying back to Florida from St. Louis when the crash happened.

Friday, March 25, 2011  The Kershaw County Coroner says the single-engine crash happened near Larry Jeffers Road outside Elgin Friday afternoon.