Law makes private jet tracking harder by letting owners and passengers stay anonymous.

 A new law in the United States will prevent billionaires from being held accountable for their jet emissions by keeping passengers of private planes anonymous.

A recent amendment to the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorisation bill allows private plane owners to anonymise their registration information. This makes it significantly more difficult to track private plane activity, addressing longstanding complaints from celebrities and billionaires.

Private jet owners had to register their aircraft with the public FAA civil registry, enabling tracking through open radar mapping. The new law allows jet owners to hide their personal identifying information, making tracking much harder.

Prominent people like Elon Musk and Taylor Swift have faced heat in the past after a student named Jack Sweeney tracked their private aircraft use and estimated how much carbon pollution their air travel was causing.

Celebrities facing scrutiny over private jet travel have been pushing for privacy. Musk threatened legal action against Mr Sweeney and later banned him from Twitter after acquiring the platform which he renamed X. Mr Sweeney is now back on X.

Security concerns have also been raised about public tracking of private jets, dividing public opinion.

Tracking of private jets has revealed the significant environmental impact of frequent private air travel by some of the world's wealthiest people.

For example, Swift's jets reportedly emitted 1,200 tons of CO2 in 2023, far exceeding the average American's emissions.

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