History

How the world's first per-seat, on-demand jet service took flight.

DayJet™ was founded in 2002, but our story began in 1999. That's when Ed and Nancy Iacobucci, exhausted by the travel demands of business, purchased a business jet to help them meet professional and personal commitments. Needless to say, it was a life-altering experience.

When Ed retired as chairman from Citrix Systems in 2000, a company he co-founded a decade earlier, that first aircraft was put into service as a traditional on-demand charter when he Nancy co-founded Wingedfoot Services LLC. Here they experienced first-hand the systemic scale and cost limitations of the traditional air taxi business model, as well as the significant value and pent-up demand for on-demand jet services. The idea for DayJet was born.

A PC, a jet, and what comes next.

In 2001, Ed and Nancy reconnected with business acquaintance Vern Raburn, a former Microsoft executive and founder of Eclipse Aviation Corporation. They liked Vern's vision for mass-producing operationally efficient and affordable jet aircraft, the Eclipse 500™, which Vern calls the "Model T" of aviation.

Recognizing that the landscape of air transportation could be transformed by combining a more operationally efficient aircraft platform with system software designed specifically to operate a large-scale per-seat, on-demand service, Ed and Nancy founded DayJet in 2002 under the research and development code name "Jetson Systems". Their mission was to fill a market void for affordable and scalable per-seat, on-demand jet travel to a market ready for a new regional travel option. They quickly assembled a highly skilled team of specialists to study, model, and implement real-time aviation systems.

In July 2002, DayJet signed a large, five-year agreement with Eclipse Aviation for the purchase of more than 1,000 Eclipse 500 jets.

Taking per-seat, on-demand jet travel from dream to reality.

DayJet is the first air carrier in U.S. history to build and deploy a 100% all-digital operation. Since this time, DayJet has pioneered a new field of real-time logistics and has built, from the ground-up, its own vertically integrated and automated operational infrastructure necessary to run a large-scale on-demand jet service on a "per-seat" basis without publishing schedules - something often promised but never before realized in commercial aviation.

The inauguration of DayJet per-seat, on-demand jet service is the product of more than five years of integrating advanced logistical and aviation technologies with an operating culture to deliver a new level of individual choice and freedom to regional business travelers.

Read on to learn more about our history and innovations.

	Company About DayJet •CEO Welcome •History •Timeline •Team •Community Outreach •FAQ Services Membership Locations News Subscribe Careers Contact Us Resources Business Travelers Airport/FBO Local Communities Regional Developers Home/About DayJet/History History How the world's first per-seat, on-demand jet service took flight. DayJet™ was founded in 2002, but our story began in 1999. That's when Ed and Nancy Iacobucci, exhausted by the travel demands of business, purchased a business jet to help them meet professional and personal commitments. Needless to say, it was a life-altering experience. When Ed retired as chairman from Citrix Systems in 2000, a company he co-founded a decade earlier, that first aircraft was put into service as a traditional on-demand charter when he Nancy co-founded Wingedfoot Services LLC. Here they experienced first-hand the systemic scale and cost limitations of the traditional air taxi business model, as well as the significant value and pent-up demand for on-demand jet services. The idea for DayJet was born. A PC, a jet, and what comes next. In 2001, Ed and Nancy reconnected with business acquaintance Vern Raburn, a former Microsoft executive and founder of Eclipse Aviation Corporation. They liked Vern's vision for mass-producing operationally efficient and affordable jet aircraft, the Eclipse 500™, which Vern calls the "Model T" of aviation. Recognizing that the landscape of air transportation could be transformed by combining a more operationally efficient aircraft platform with system software designed specifically to operate a large-scale per-seat, on-demand service, Ed and Nancy founded DayJet in 2002 under the research and development code name "Jetson Systems". Their mission was to fill a market void for affordable and scalable per-seat, on-demand jet travel to a market ready for a new regional travel option. They quickly assembled a highly skilled team of specialists to study, model, and implement real-time aviation systems. In July 2002, DayJet signed a large, five-year agreement with Eclipse Aviation for the purchase of more than 1,000 Eclipse 500 jets. Taking per-seat, on-demand jet travel from dream to reality. DayJet is the first air carrier in U.S. history to build and deploy a 100% all-digital operation. Since this time, DayJet has pioneered a new field of real-time logistics and has built, from the ground-up, its own vertically integrated and automated operational infrastructure necessary to run a large-scale on-demand jet service on a "per-seat" basis without publishing schedules - something often promised but never before realized in commercial aviation. The inauguration of DayJet per-seat, on-demand jet service is the product of more than five years of integrating advanced logistical and aviation technologies with an operating culture to deliver a new level of individual choice and freedom to regional business travelers. Read on to learn more about our history and innovations.