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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 · Sonaca 200 · all time

10 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
23/05/2022 Programme termination Sonaca Aircraft's Board of Directors decided to stop production of the S200 aircraft, ceasing financing of loss-making activities and refocusing on services and after-sales. Sonaca 200
28/04/2022 Partnership agreement signed Sonaca Aircraft signed partnership agreements with British European Aviation, GB Aircraft, ATA Aircraft, Rosique Aircraft, and Mikko RIEPULA as regional distributors. Sonaca 200
28/04/2022 Production milestone Sonaca Aircraft surpassed 50 units delivered of the Sonaca 200, sold across nine countries with the fleet accumulating 25,000 flight hours. Sonaca 200
28/04/2022 Product launch Sonaca Aircraft introduced the Sonaca 200 Trainer NG, a new generation two-seat training aircraft equipped for night VFR flight with Garmin GI 275 instruments. Sonaca 200
20/09/2019 Facility opening Sonaca Aircraft unveiled its new assembly facilities at the Namur aerodrome in Belgium, including a 2000 m2 assembly hall. Sonaca 200
11/04/2019 Supplier selection Sonaca Aircraft selected BendixKing's AeroFlight KI 300 attitude indicator for installation in the Sonaca 200 Trainer Pro aircraft. BendixKing Sonaca 200
25/06/2018 Type certification EASA issued the Type Certificate for the Sonaca 200 in the CS-VLA airworthiness category, following a certification application filed in August 2015. Sonaca 200
19/04/2018 Programme completion Sonaca Aircraft completed the Sonaca 200 flight test programme, including conclusive spin tests, closing the certification programme started in 2015. Sonaca 200