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September 2026
Comparing the September 2026 releasable airmen file against August 2026: 5,312 certificate records appeared and 4,871 disappeared, a net change of +441.
Added
5,312
Removed
4,871
Net
+441
Added by category
- Remote pilots1,769
- Private pilots1,162
- Student pilots715
- Commercial pilots601
- Airline transport pilots477
- Flight instructors263
- Mechanics76
- groundInstructor48
- flightEngineer47
- repairman36
- dispatcher14
- inspector11
- sport8
- parachuteRigger2
- controlTower2
- authorizedInstructor1
What this is not
Certificate records present this month and absent last month. Includes airmen who newly opted in to address release, so it is an upper bound on newly issued certificates. The September 2026 file covers 47.1% of the 887,519 active pilots the FAA counted in 2025, because airmen who decline address release are left out of it entirely. Full methodology.