Former Roke Manor Executive, Tim Quilter, Joins Era Corporation (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)Tim Quilter has been appointed Director of Product Management for Era’s Air Traffic Management business unit. Mr. Quilter brings extensive knowledge in the field of surveillance technology and over a decade of product management experience to Era.

The Gulfstream II jet that crash landed in the Mexican Yucatan in late September carrying close to four tons of cocaine was part of an operation being carried out by a Department of Homeland Security agency, DEA sources have revealed to Narco News.Cocaine Jet That Crashed in Mexico Part of Cowboy Government Operation, DEA Sources Claim (The Narco News Bulletin)

The silver Gulfstream jet was barely visible as it descended out of the clouds over Fayetteville. Chuck Fager stood under a tree in the gravel parking lot near the runway, trying to stay cool in the sweltering August heat.Activists link jets to secret missions (The Fayetteville Observer)

by Staff Writers Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Jan 09, 2008 The European Defence Agency announced that it had awarded a contract worth Euro 500,000 with a consortium of defence and aerospace companies to develop a detailed roadmap for integrating Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs) into European airspace so that they can fly routinely with other air traffic by the end of 2015 at the latest.EDA Awards Contract For UAV Air Traffic Insertion Road Map (Space War)

According to the text adopted by MEPs on 12 December, EASA will take over from national authorities as regards regulating airline companies’ operations, licensing pilots and certifying third-country aircraft.Links (EUActiv)