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Zipline doubled its fleet. The FAA wrote it down. We kept it.

20232024202520263,009Oct 7, 202620232024202520263,009Oct 7, 2026
Zipline’s visible fleet in the FAA registry
DateAircraftBasis
Jan 1, 20230Reconstructed
Jan 1, 202420Reconstructed
Jan 1, 2025174Reconstructed
Jan 1, 2026931Reconstructed
Mar 20, 20261,431Captured
Apr 29, 20261,528Captured
May 11, 20261,548Captured
Jun 30, 20262,213Captured
Jul 31, 20262,313Captured
Aug 31, 20262,751Captured
Sep 30, 20262,973Captured
Oct 7, 20263,009Captured
Zipline’s visible fleet, FAA registry. Dashed: reconstructed. Sources

Zipline is private and publishes no fleet count.

In March the FAA’s public registry listed 1,431 Zipline aircraft. By late September it listed 2,853. This week, 3,009. The FAA replaces its file with every publication. Terminal keeps each one, so the climb is on the record.

406 of 429 Zipline aircraft in the public file before the Uber news.

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History since March 2026. Captured five days a week.

Registry Desk

Fleet movers this week

Seven days to . Companies only.

317,425
aircraft
752
changes
55
deliveries

Visible drones in the FAA registry

05,00010,0002023202420252026+40% since MarchUp to 46x since January 20238,901 on Mar 20, 2026. 12,493 on Oct 7, 2026.Reconstructed: counts only drones still registered,so the true 2023 base was higher.05,00010,0002023202420252026+40% since MarchUp to 46x since January 20238,901 on Mar 20, 2026. 12,493 on Oct 7, 2026.Reconstructed: counts only drones still registered, so the true 2023 base was higher.
Visible drones in the FAA registry
DateDronesBasis
Jan 1, 2023271Reconstructed
Jan 1, 20241,064Reconstructed
Jan 1, 20253,262Reconstructed
Jan 1, 20267,628Reconstructed
Mar 20, 20268,901Captured
Apr 29, 20269,430Captured
May 11, 20269,634Captured
Jun 30, 202610,681Captured
Jul 31, 202611,134Captured
Aug 31, 202611,966Captured
Sep 30, 202612,449Captured
Oct 7, 202612,493Captured
Visible delivery and agricultural drones, FAA registry. Dashed: reconstructed. Sources
Company Net change 90-day % 1-year %
Zipline International IncMore delivery drones.35 added, 0 removed. +35 +34% Unlocks Mar 2027
Cirrus DesignMore piston planes.18 added, 6 removed. +12 +40% Unlocks Mar 2027
TextronTXTMore aircraft.13 added, 11 removed. +2 +8.6% Unlocks Mar 2027
Piper AircraftMore piston planes.23 added, 0 removed. +23 +46% Unlocks Mar 2027
BoeingBAFewer large jets.2 added, 4 removed. −2 +0.0% Unlocks Mar 2027
Airbus SEAs many off as on.3 added, 3 removed. 0 +30% Unlocks Mar 2027
Air MethodsMore helicopters.3 added, 0 removed. +3 +3.0% Unlocks Mar 2027
PHI AviationFewer helicopters.0 added, 3 removed. −3 −5.1% Unlocks Mar 2027

Excludes airframes held by their manufacturer.

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