Gregory Bowles

Gregory Bowles is the current Head of Government Affairs at Joby Aviation. Prior to this, they served as the Chairman of ASTM International's F44 General Aviation Aircraft Committee from November 2012 to December 2019. In this role, they worked with aviation regulators to develop methods of compliance for the design of aircrafts that are less than 19,000 pounds and with fewer than 19 passengers.

Through the establishment of a Part 23 Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC), industry expressed an interest in evolving Part 23 regulations into a more performance based document, reliant on standards for the design and performance of aircraft, in order to leverage all the benefits that referencing standards has to offer. Ultimately, the desire is to reduce the regulatory burden on the industry (and therefore the cost of the aircraft) and leverage standards to allow technology to be readily updated in a streamlined certification process where appropriate.

As Chairman of Committee F44, Gregory oversaw 6 technical subcommittees responsible for maintaining jurisdiction over various standards. Gregory also coordinated the committee's twice-yearly meetings, which usually took place in April and October in conjunction with ASTM committees F37 on Light Sport Aircraft and F39 on Aircraft Systems.

Gregory Bowles has a degree in Aerospace Engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Webster University. Gregory also has certification from the Federal Aviation Administration in Commercial Airplane & Helicopter Pilot and from the Royal Aeronautical Society in Fellow (FRAeS).

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