The headline numbers from the FAA registry file captured this day, each in plain English.
- Aircraft on record
- 311,868
- The FAA’s file lists 311,868 aircraft records.
- Changes since Sat Apr 25
- 302
- 302 changes to aircraft tied to a company since the capture before, on Saturday, April 25. A change is a new registration, a cancellation, or a change of owner, status or certificate.
- Going Dark
- 3,184
- 3,184 registered aircraft have the owner’s name withheld. A count only: no aircraft and no owner is shown.
The seven days to Wednesday, April 29
- Changes
- 565
- 565 changes first seen in the seven days to Wednesday, April 29.
- New deliveries
- 43
- 43 aircraft went from a manufacturer to a first holder.
Company movers, the same seven days
- Zipline International Inc
- +97
- More delivery drones.
- TextronTXT
- +9
- More aircraft.
- Piper Aircraft
- +15
- More piston planes.
- Cirrus Design
- +4
- More aircraft.
- Shield AI
- +10
- More defense drones.
- SkyWestSKYW
- +6
- More large jets.
- BoeingBA
- −7
- Fewer large jets.
- ACE Aeronautics
- +4
- More helicopters.
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 Saturday, April 25 and of Wednesday, April 29 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)