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The industry ledger

Every dated fact behind the news — acquisitions, contracts, certifications, first flights, appointments — one stream, cut any way you need: by theme, country, sector, program or date. A filtered view is a URL: bookmark it and it becomes your standing query.

The industry ledger is an Analytics feature

Ask questions the news pages can’t answer — every acquisition touching one country this year, every certification in a sector, every appointment on a program’s suppliers — each answer sourced, dated and linked. A worked example runs below.

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Worked example — Corporate events across the industry, last 6 months. Analytics subscribers set every filter.
All events · Bell 429 · all time

20 facts on record · showing the newest 8 — narrow the query for the rest

The table pans sideways — swipe for the rest of the columns ›
DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
07/05/2024 Product launch Bell Textron revealed its Aircraft Laboratory for Future Autonomy (ALFA), a Bell 429-based fly-by-wire autonomous flight research platform, at its facility in Mirabel, Quebec. Bell Helicopter Textron (Canada) Bell 429
02/02/2022 Flight test milestone Bell Textron's Autonomous Pod Transport completed a ground-based Detect and Avoid demonstration flight fulfilling an extension of its NASA Systems Integration and Operationalisation project. Bell Helicopter Textron Bell APT 70Bell 429
23/09/2020 Partnership agreement signed Bell Textron and ESG signed a collaboration agreement to install ESG's Mission Management System in a Bell 429 as a law enforcement demonstrator for European and global markets. Bell Helicopter Textron (Canada)ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH Bell 429
01/06/2020 Contract award Triumph Systems & Support was awarded a five-year IDIQ contract by Bell Textron to supply mechanical flight controls for the Bell 429, Bell 412, and Bell 407 helicopters. Triumph Systems Electronics & Controls - ShelbyvilleTriumph Systems Electronics & Controls - North WalesBell Helicopter Textron (Canada) Bell 412EPBell 429Bell 407
01/05/2019 Flight test milestone Bell began flight testing its EDAT electrically distributed anti-torque system in May 2019, the first such technology to reach flight in the rotorcraft world. Bell Helicopter Textron (Canada) Bell 429
10/09/2018 Supply agreement signed Solvay signed a 10-year supply agreement with Bell to supply structural composites and adhesives for multiple military and commercial rotorcraft programmes. Syensqo (was Solvay) Bell 429Bell 407Bell 505 Jet Ranger X
15/04/2018 Contract award Bell Helicopter awarded GAR Electroforming a 5-year sole source agreement to supply abrasion sheaths for Bell 429 main and tail rotor blades. GAR ElectroformingBell Helicopter Textron (Canada) Bell 429
09/08/2012 Regulatory approval Bell Helicopter received an airworthiness certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for the Bell 429 helicopter. Bell Helicopter TextronBell Helicopter Textron (Canada) Bell 429