1.   He and a crew of Navy and Army personnel, including engineers trained in dealing with nerve gases, had shoved off the previous day from Portland, England.

2.   Several experienced private pilots at Van Nuys Airport, including those trained to fly by instruments alone, said they would not have attempted the flight taken by Kennedy.

3.   Since April, the National Transportation Safety Board has been studying the safety of the commuter airline industry, looking at issues that include pilots training.

4.   That investment should include management training to teach top and midlevel managers how to communicate with employees, he said.