Private plane owners can now hide their flight paths from public view

The US aviation regulator is extending the comment period for a proposed rule to remove private aircraft owner information from public websites. This means people will no longer be able to easily track the movements of specific private planes.

For years, anyone could look up a private plane's tail number and see who owned it and where it was flying. This transparency allowed journalists, activists, and even curious citizens to track the movements of wealthy individuals, corporate jets, or government officials. The proposed change makes that kind of public scrutiny much harder, effectively creating a new layer of privacy for private aircraft owners.