Celebrity Private Jets Can Still Be Tracked Despite New FAA Rules. Here's Why

Owners of private jets can now request that their names and addresses be kept private, thanks to a rule enacted last week by the US Federal Aviation Administration, which was signed into law last year. According to the FAA, ownership information wouldn't be publicly available on its websites. The new rule appears to be partly in response to social media accounts that post air travel information about celebrities such as Elon Musk and Taylor Swift, which has faced criticism in the past due to privacy concerns. Those accounts had also allowed people to post info in the past on who the biggest carbon offenders in private jet usage were. An electronic request form has been made available for owners to make their private jetting more private. However, this may not thwart those who run tracking sites, as reported earlier by The Verge, who say they rely on other sources of information for their reports -- not just FAA records. Private jet privacy: not much change? David Gitman, CEO of Mo ... Read full article.