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.”