NBAA and AOPA Form Barr Defense Fund
As the lawsuit over the dismantling of the Block Aircraft...

As the lawsuit over the dismantling of the Block Aircraft Registration Request (Barr) program moves toward a hearing before a federal district court judge, NBAA and AOPA have established a legal defense fund for people and companies to help defray expenses the two associations incur.

The two groups said the court battle to preserve Barr, now expected in October, will require significant financial resources to reinstate the privacy that the program afforded. Although the FAA is the named defendant in the lawsuit to restore Barr, it was the Department of Transportation that announced in March that it would dramatically limit participation to those with a known and specific security threat.