Personal Air Transportation Innovator Helps Bring NASA Small Aircraft Transportation System Vision to Life

DayJet has just named named former NASA chief strategist Dr. Bruce J. Holmes director of air systems research. In this role, Dr. Holmes will work with federal and state agencies to deploy next-generation technologies that will expand the number of small airports DayJet can utilize across the country for its ‘Per-Seat, On-Demand’ jet service.

For more than 30 years, Dr. Holmes has contributed to transforming American air transportation, culminating in a senior executive position as chief strategist at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. He was instrumental in the strategic development of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NGATS), the creation of the NASA Advanced General Aviation Transport Experiments (AGATE) Alliance, and the Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS) Project. Dr. Holmes is widely known for his strategic leadership in the emergence of small aircraft and community airports for public transportation and for championing strategies for improving future generations of personal air transportation vehicles, airspace systems and airports.

“Through his decade of work with the NASA SATS Project, Dr. Holmes pioneered many of the systems and strategies now in place that will improve personal air transportation in America,” said DayJet President and CEO Ed Iacobucci (pictured right).

“He has a clear vision for expanding community access to jet transportation by improving on-board computing, creating advanced flight controls, and implementing automated air traffic separation and sequencing technology. These concepts serve as an essential next step for pervasive ‘Per-Seat, On-Demand’ jet service, allowing DayJet to increase both the volume of operations and the number of small airports we can utilize across the Southeast. It is an honor to work with such an accomplished scientist.”

Dr. Holmes has published more than 70 technical papers, received four patents, and directed several research programs fostering technical developments upon which new aviation companies have been formed. He has been honored with numerous NASA and professional society awards including the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, NASA Exceptional Engineering Achievement Medal, The National Air Transportation Association Distinguished Service Award and others.

“The NASA SATS program was dedicated to researching and developing technical systems to expand personal jet service by increasing the capacity of underutilized airspace and airports,” Holmes (pictured below) said.

“Joining DayJet gives me the opportunity to make the SATS vision a reality, putting years of research into action.”

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