Jessa Paruch on the Past, Present, and Future of Transportation

FAA specialist and aviation extraordinaire talks the future of drones and supersonic flight, fighting the good funding fight, and why Japan funds routes that lose money.

I spoke with Jessa Paruch, a friend an aviation expert, who currently works at the Federal Aviation Administration at USDOT. We spoke a few months ago, so some of the information is a little dated, but is updated in brackets.

Our conversation is below, lightly edited for content and clarity. I particularly liked Jessa’s takes on funding—and how dangerous it is that we’re funding the aviation department like its still 2003.