Regulations and Government
FAA Mulls Options for More-transparent Aircraft Registry
The FAA “wants to provide as much transparency as possible” in the registry, while also taking into consideration aircraft owners’ privacy concerns.

FAA Aeronautical Center counsel A.L. Haizlip addressed recent criticism by the Boston Globe of the FAA aircraft registry, notably the newspaper’s inability to identity aircraft owners behind limited liability corporations or owner trusts, during the keynote speech yesterday at the NBAA Business Aircraft Finance, Registration, and Legal Conference in Fort Myers, Florida. Stressing that his views are his “own personal observations,” Haizlip said the FAA “wants to provide as much transparency as possible” in the registry, while also taking into consideration aircraft owners’ privacy concerns.