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.