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October 2026
Comparing the October 2026 releasable airmen file against September 2026: 4,562 certificate records appeared and 4,909 disappeared, a net change of −347.
Added
4,562
Removed
4,909
Net
−347
Added by category
- Remote pilots1,532
- Private pilots1,057
- Commercial pilots526
- Student pilots487
- Airline transport pilots434
- Flight instructors243
- Mechanics70
- groundInstructor37
- flightEngineer31
- repairman20
- dispatcher16
- inspector13
- sport8
- controlTower4
- parachuteRigger2
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 October 2026 file covers 47.0% 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.