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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 · Cessna 408 SkyCourier · all time

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
14/09/2026 Product launch Textron and Merlin publicly unveiled the Cessna SkyCourier UX pilot-optional autonomous cargo concept at the Air, Space & Cyber Conference. Textron Aviation Inc.Merlin (Merlin Labs) Cessna 408 SkyCourierBeechcraft King Air 250Beechcraft King Air 350
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
17/12/2024 Type certification Transport Canada Civil Aviation awarded type certification to the Cessna SkyCourier twin-engine turboprop aircraft. Textron Aviation Inc.Pratt & Whitney CanadaGarmin International Cessna 408 SkyCourier
21/08/2024 Type certification The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) awarded type certification to the Cessna SkyCourier twin utility turboprop. Textron Aviation Inc. Cessna 408 SkyCourier
07/02/2023 Product launch Textron Aviation announced a new gravel kit option for the Cessna SkyCourier turboprop to enable operations from unimproved runways. Textron Aviation Inc.Pratt & Whitney CanadaMcCauley Propeller Systems Cessna 408 SkyCourier
01/05/2022 Aircraft first delivery Textron Aviation made the first deliveries of the Cessna SkyCourier approximately two months after FAA type certification in March 2022. Textron Aviation Inc.Pratt & Whitney CanadaMcCauley Propeller Systems Cessna 408 SkyCourier
01/03/2022 Type certification The FAA granted type certification to the Cessna SkyCourier twin-engine turboprop aircraft manufactured by Textron Aviation. Textron Aviation Inc.Pratt & Whitney CanadaMcCauley Propeller Systems Cessna 408 SkyCourier
04/02/2022 Aircraft rollout Textron Aviation rolled out the first production unit of the Cessna SkyCourier twin-engine turboprop at its manufacturing facility in Wichita. Textron Aviation Inc. Cessna 408 SkyCourier