Taylor Swift and Elon Can Finally Fly Private Without Being Tracked Thanks to New FAA Rule

If there is one thing rich people love, it’s doing things that allow them to take advantage of their inordinate wealth. And if there’s one thing they hate, it’s being held to account for those things. So this new rule from the Federal Aviation Administration is right in their wheelhouse: a recent change to the agency’s rules will make it easier for private jet owners to hide their registration information, potentially making it harder to identify and track their movement. Under the FAA’s updated policy, aircraft owners will be able to request that ownership information, including the name and address of the person in possession of the jet, be made private and no longer publicly accessible via FAA services. Jet owners will be able to submit a request through the Civil Aviation Registry Electronic Services (CARES) to withhold registration information. And just in case the ask-out system isn’t enough, the agency is also “evaluating” potentially making personally identifiable information ... Read full article.