FAA STATS: 2006
Commercial--Total 117,610
Airline Transport --Total 141,935
Commercial Issued in 2006 8,687
TABLE 17
ORIGINAL AIRMEN CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY CATEGORY
CALENDAR YEARS 1997-2006
Category of Certificates 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
Pilot--Total 99,792 91,446 99,416 98,643 113,583 108,000 106,517 101,386 108,994 100,472
StudentE 61,448 53,576 59,202 58,842 65,421 61,897 58,042 58,278 63,037 60,941
Recreational 41 57 47 48 77 61 93 83 69 60
Sport 784 133 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Airplane
Private 20,217 20,889 23,031 23,866 28,659 25,372 27,223 24,630 26,297 21,552
Commercial 8,687 8,834 9,836 9,670 12,299 11,499 11,213 9,737 10,042 8,988
Airline Transport 4,748 4,750 4,255 3,892 4,718 7,070 7,715 6,721 7,547 7,045
Rotorcraft (only) 3,569 2,917 2,736 2,013 2,073 1,698 1,776 1,514 1,530 1,385
Glider (only) 298 290 309 312 336 403 455 423 472 501
Flight Instructor
Certificates 1/ 4,506 3,654 5,044 5,012 6,221 5,781 5,386 4,697 4,647 3,958
Instrument Ratings 2/ 9,559 9,482 10,452 10,069 12,626 11,552 11,148 9,538 9,737 8,392
Nonpilot--Total 12,437 13,217 14,656 13,211 16,172 18,102 17,839 19,782 18,701 16,090
Mechanic 5,555 5,651 6,126 6,064 7,733 8,083 8,894 8,197 8,809 7,439
Control Tower Operator 4/ 802 819 893 856 862 790 675 669 N/A N/A
Repairmen 3/ 3,307 3,628 4,622 3,415 3,743 3,789 4,210 3,903 3,963 3,255
Parachute Rigger 237 243 238 228 238 214 208 193 286 227
Authorized Aircraft Instr. 6 38 72 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Ground Instructor 1,553 1,585 1,919 1,948 2,344 2,087 2,058 1,853 1,972 1,788
Dispatcher 628 657 603 550 722 956 838 964 992 836
Flight Navigator 0 2 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0
Flight Engineer 349 594 182 147 529 2,182 955 4,003 2,679 2,545
Note: In previous releases all instrument ratings had been shown as additional. Total intrument ratings issued can be found in table 21.
E Student certificates issued are estimated.
1/ Not included in total.
2/ Special ratings shown on pilot certificates represented above; not included in total.
3/ Prior to 1995, repairmen were included with mechanics.
4/ Prior to 2001 Control Towr Operators were not included.
N/A Not Applicable
NA Not Available