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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 · Beechcraft Denali · all time

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

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
21/07/2026 Flight test milestone Three Beechcraft Denali test aircraft logged over 4,100 flight hours across 1,650 flights, completing stall, icing, noise and avionics test phases. Textron Aviation (Beechcraft)Garmin InternationalGE Aerospace Business & General Aviation Turboprops Beechcraft Denali
29/05/2026 Facility expansion Textron Aviation completed a 57,000 sq ft expansion of its flight test hangar on the East Wichita Campus, adding six new hangar bays to support Cessna SkyCourier and Beechcraft Denali programmes. Textron Aviation Inc.Textron Aviation (Beechcraft) Cessna 408 SkyCourierBeechcraft Denali
27/02/2025 Type certification GE Aerospace's Catalyst turboprop engine received FAA certification under FAR Part 33 after testing involving over 23 engines and 190+ component tests. GE Aerospace EnginesAvio Aero (GE Aerospace)GE Aerospace Business & General Aviation Turboprops Beechcraft Denali
01/01/2024 Regulatory approval The Beechcraft Denali received FAA Type Inspection Authorisation earlier in 2024, enabling the certification flight test phase. Textron Aviation (Beechcraft) Beechcraft Denali
01/01/2024 Flight test milestone The Beechcraft Denali completed the first on-aircraft certification ground and flight testing of its avionics systems. Textron Aviation (Beechcraft) Beechcraft Denali
08/05/2023 Flight test milestone Textron Aviation's Beechcraft Denali flight test programme surpassed 1,300 flight hours across three flight test aircraft. Textron Aviation (Beechcraft)Garmin International Beechcraft Denali
16/06/2022 First flight The second Beechcraft Denali flight test article completed its first flight on 16/06/2022, lasting two hours one minute and reaching 15,500 ft at 240 ktas. Textron Aviation (Beechcraft) Beechcraft Denali
21/12/2021 Ground test milestone McCauley Propeller Systems completed powered wind tunnel testing for its new C1106 propeller for the Beechcraft Denali at RUAG's facilities in Emmen, Switzerland. McCauley Propeller SystemsRuag Aerostructures Schweiz AG Beechcraft Denali