The headline numbers from the FAA registry file captured this day, each in plain English.
- Aircraft on record
- 311,329
- The FAA’s file lists 311,329 aircraft records.
- Changes since Sat Apr 11
- 232
- 232 changes to aircraft tied to a company since the capture before, on Saturday, April 11. A change is a new registration, a cancellation, or a change of owner, status or certificate.
- Going Dark
- 3,160
- 3,160 registered aircraft have the owner’s name withheld. A count only: no aircraft and no owner is shown.
The seven days to Wednesday, April 15
- Changes
- 498
- 498 changes first seen in the seven days to Wednesday, April 15.
- New deliveries
- 35
- 35 aircraft went from a manufacturer to a first holder.
Company movers, the same seven days
- General DynamicsGD
- +35
- More large jets.
- TextronTXT
- +11
- More aircraft.
- Cirrus Design
- +3
- More aircraft.
- Nuway AG
- +7
- More farm drones.
- BoeingBA
- +1
- More large jets.
- Shield AI
- +4
- More defense drones.
- Air Tractor
- +1
- More turboprops.
- Lufthansa Aviation Training USA
- −2
- Fewer piston planes.
Companies only, named at 25 or more aircraft or a ticker. Lessors, trustees and individuals are never shown. The net change is aircraft added less aircraft removed.
The capture of Wednesday, April 15 followed at least one missed FAA publication, so it carries every change since the capture before it. The counts above include them.
Headline numbers only. The full change log is in the sample pack. Request the sample pack (opens in a new tab)