Former Sikorsky VP to lead at Aurora HQ

Mark C. Cherry will become president and COO at the headquarters of Aurora Flight Sciences in Virginia on Oct. 1. Aurora operates a production facility at the Golden Triangle Regional Airport in Columbus, Miss. Cherry arrives from service as VP at Sikorsy Aircraft overseeing that firm’s CH-53K program. The Mississippi facility performs final assembly of composite aerostructures for defense and commercial aerospace customers. Source: Defence Professionals, Sept. 20, 2012.