Published on : Thursday, March 8, 2018
Tom Vice, the former president of Northrop Grumman’s Aerospace Systems sector, has been appointed as the as Aerion’s President and Chief Operating Officer. He will play a leading role in the development of the company’s AS2 supersonic business jet.
Aerion announced in December 2017 that it was joining forces with GE Aviation and Lockheed Martin to develop the AS2 business jet. As the program accelerates, it is adding management and engineering expertise in order to achieve first flight in 2023 and aircraft certification in 2025.
Aerion Executive Chairman and CEO Brian Barents, to whom Vice will report said that they were pleased to attract someone of Tom’s accomplishments and experience. He is a visionary and inspiring leader, with relentless discipline and long-term focus.
Aerion Chairman Robert Bass mentioned that the appointment is further evidence that Aerion is gathering momentum and attracting the industry’s top talent.
He will strengthen their impressive team as they transition from a focus on advanced design to a program development and production orientation.
Aerion last month announced that former Gulfstream President Bryan Moss had joined the Aerion board of directors and Vice will be responsible for all aspects of Aerion’s AS2 design, development, certification, and customer delivery.