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November 2026
Comparing the November 2026 releasable airmen file against October 2026: 4,806 certificate records appeared and 4,483 disappeared, a net change of +323.
Added
4,806
Removed
4,483
Net
+323
Added by category
- Remote pilots1,450
- Private pilots1,047
- Student pilots654
- Commercial pilots588
- Airline transport pilots455
- Flight instructors292
- Mechanics81
- groundInstructor58
- flightEngineer37
- dispatcher23
- repairman21
- inspector14
- sport9
- controlTower2
- parachuteRigger1
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 November 2026 file covers 46.9% 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.