Chad is the editor of AINalerts, AIN's daily business aviation newsletter, and is also the news editor at AIN Media Group.&nbsp;He has been writing about aviation, with an emphasis on business aviation, since 1994. Chad started his writing career at The Avion,&nbsp;the&nbsp;student newspaper at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, serving as editor-in-chief before graduating with a bachelor's in aeronautical science. After a stint as managing editor at Professional Pilot&nbsp;magazine, he joined&nbsp;AIN in late 1998. Chad holds a commercial pilot certificated with instrument and multi-engine ratings, and he also is a CFI/CFII. He lives and works from his home in Venice, Florida.

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Chad Trautvetter

Investigative journalism organization ProPublica filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request in December, asking the FAA to release the list of requests for aircraft to be blocked under the NBAA Block Aircraft Registry Request (BARR) program. In March, the NBAA sent a letter to the FAA, objecting to the release because “the potential disclosure of blocked aircraft lists to the public raises significant concerns for the aircraft owners and operators involved.” The FAA said the information “does not fall within any exemption under FOIA.” On June 15, the NBAA filed a “reverse FOIA action” in court, which temporarily halted the agency from fulfilling the FOIA request as planned on June 16. No schedule for further court proceedings had been set as this issue went to press.

Request for BARR Data Ends Up in Court

Investigative journalism organization ProPublica filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request in December, asking the FAA to release the list of reque

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