Conversations with Tyler Blake Scholl on Supersonic Flight and Fixing Broken Infrastructure - Live at the Progress Conference
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Nov 19, 2025 
Blake Scholl, Founder and CEO of Boom Supersonic, is revolutionizing commercial aviation with new supersonic aircraft. He advocates for underground airport terminals and efficient boarding solutions to enhance travel speed and comfort. Scholl critiques outdated security protocols and proposes trusted traveler programs. He contrasts Amazon's long-term strategies with Groupon's short-term fixes, and reveals insights into the lessons learned from the Concorde. Additionally, he discusses how LLMs could streamline regulatory paperwork. Expect a vision of faster, smarter air travel!
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Rebuild Airports Below Ground
- Put airport terminals underground and run arrival and departure flows above ground for radical efficiency gains.
- Privatize and create new revenue models for airports so builders can afford to implement better designs.
Security Theater Is Entrenched By Politics
- Security theater like banning liquids and blocking trivial items does little to stop real threats.
- Regulatory one-way doors and career risk for loosening rules prevent sensible rollback of useless measures.
Found A Box Cutter After Multiple Flights
- Blake found a box cutter in his wife's purse after flights through major airports, illustrating screening failures.
- He uses this to argue current checks miss dangerous items while creating pointless hassles.
