The Federal Aviation Administration enacted a new rule, signed into law last year, that allows owners of private jets to request their names and addresses be kept private. According to the FAA, this means that the ownership information would not be made available on its websites for public viewing.
An electronic request form has been made available for owners to use. The new rule appears to be, at least in part, a response to social media accounts that post air travel information about celebrities, such as Elon Musk and Taylor Swift.
As reported by The Verge, however, that may not thwart those who run tracking sites, who say they rely on other sources of information for their reports, not just FAA records.
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