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January 17, 2008

ANN Special Feature: Part III -Vern Raburn, Eclipse Aviation - 01.17.08

ANN Managing Editor Rob Finfrock talks one-on-one with Eclipse Aviation President/CEO Vern Raburn to gain additional background on the company's new infusion of capital from ETIRC, and plans to mar

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (01.17.08)

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The mission of ANA is to educate the general public about the overall military status of the United States, to encourage widespread interest as to the importance of Naval Aviation in the defense of the United States and its allies, to stimulate the collection, preservation and display of historical material concerning the history of naval aviation, and to encourage scientific and technical development of naval aviation.

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The position of the mixture control in a reciprocating engine fuel metering system that shuts off all fuel to the engine.

"This award proves that the rule of law will always prevail over state-sponsored terrorism. At the end of the day, all 170 victims of UTA Flight 772 will be remembered and honored by this decision. Indeed, it is because of rulings like this that Libya has rejected terrorism and re-joined the civilized nations of the world."

Source: Stuart H. Newberger, lead lawyer for the families of victims of a 1989 mid-air suitcase bombing of a French-operated UTA Flight 772, DC-10 wide-body jet. A federal judge has ordered the Government of Libya and six of its officials to pay a total of approximately $6 billion in damages arising from the attack, which killed 170 people.