Tail numbers "no longer private"...

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DATE:02/03/10

SOURCE:Flight International

US court orders release of blocked aircraft tail numbers

By Kate Sarsfield

The National Business Aviation Association has lost its fight to keep a list of aircraft tail numbers private following a US court ruling.

The NBAA filed a lawsuit in December 2008 to prevent the Federal Aviation Administration from releasing the "Block List" - aircraft hidden from the public view - to investigative journalism company ProPublica. This followed a freedom of information request by the "public-interest" website.