The headline numbers from the FAA registry file captured this day, each in plain English.
- Aircraft on record
- 316,300
- The FAA’s file lists 316,300 aircraft records.
- Changes since Mon Aug 24
- 578
- 578 changes to aircraft tied to a company since the capture before, on Monday, August 24. A change is a new registration, a cancellation, or a change of owner, status or certificate.
- Going Dark
- 3,551
- 3,551 registered aircraft have the owner’s name withheld. A count only: no aircraft and no owner is shown.
The seven days to Friday, August 28
- Changes
- 644
- 644 changes first seen in the seven days to Friday, August 28.
- New deliveries
- 52
- 52 aircraft went from a manufacturer to a first holder.
- Deregistrations
- 119
- 119 cancelled registrations appeared in the FAA’s deregistered file.
- Exports
- 77
- 77 of those were cancelled for export to another country.
Company movers, the same seven days
- Zipline International Inc
- +44
- More delivery drones.
- Amor Fati Industries
- +40
- More aircraft.
- TextronTXT
- +8
- More aircraft.
- Shield AI
- −27
- Fewer defense drones.
- Cirrus Design
- +8
- More piston planes.
- Piper Aircraft
- +9
- More piston planes.
- Ameriflyers of Texas
- +10
- More piston planes.
- BoeingBA
- −4
- Fewer large jets.
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 Friday, August 28 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)