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Huh: Boom CEO Proposes Abolishing Airport Security, “It Will All Be Ok”
I mean no disrespect, but this is probably the strangest and worst take that I’ve seen from any semi-serious aviation industry executive…
I mean no disrespect, but this is probably the strangest and worst take that I’ve seen from any semi-serious aviation industry executive…
Boom CEO opposes the concept of airport security
Boom is the aeronautics company that’s trying to bring back supersonic travel, with its signature Overture product. There’s no denying that there are a lot of smart people working at the company, and that the technology to bring back supersonic travel is there. However, I think the market has evolved, and I don’t think there’s any business case for it, especially with the operating limits of the Overture. Anyway, that’s neither here nor there…
The reason for my post is that Boom CEO Blake Scholl is quite a guy, who has a lot of opinions on a lot of things, and he likes to share them online. His latest claim isn’t just strange, it’s downright concerning.
US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has been asking for feedback from the public about the pain points of travel, and highlights how the TSA is the number one complaint. It’s not surprising to see him focus on that, given that the Trump administration is trying to abolish the TSA, replacing it with private security.
But Scholl has a more radical idea — just get rid of airport security altogether! As he explains:
Keep reinforced cockpit doors. Keep bag/passenger matching. Keep screening passenger manifests.
But delete the TSA. Let us just walk onto airplanes like we do busses and trains. It will all be ok.
