Senators Ask DOT To Keep BARR Program

By Kerry Lynch kerry_lynch@aviationweek.com .

More than two dozen Senators yesterday urged Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to scrap a plan to dismantle the Block Aircraft Registration Request (BARR) program, saying the change to lift privacy protections “sets a dangerous precedent.”

The letter, spearheaded by Senate General Aviation Caucus co-chair Mark Begich (D-Alaska) and Sen. Pat Roberts ...

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