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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 · Robinson R88 · all time

7 facts on record

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
20/07/2026 Partnership agreement signed Piper Aircraft's PIMCO and Robinson Helicopter Company signed a manufacturing collaboration agreement to exchange technical expertise and advance sheet-metal tooling for the R88. Piper Aircraft, Inc.Piper Industrial Manufacturing Company (PIMCO)Robinson Helicopter Company Robinson R88
10/03/2026 Supplier selection Robinson Helicopter Company selected Skurka Aerospace to supply a brushless starter-generator for the R88 helicopter. Robinson Helicopter CompanyGPMS International, Inc.Skurka Aerospace Inc. Robinson R88
10/03/2026 Supplier selection Robinson Helicopter Company selected Outerlink to supply the Iris connected aircraft platform for real-time flight monitoring on the R88. Robinson Helicopter CompanyGPMS International, Inc.Skurka Aerospace Inc. Robinson R88
10/03/2026 Supplier selection Robinson Helicopter Company selected GPMS to provide the Foresight MX Health and Usage Monitoring System as standard equipment on the R88. Robinson Helicopter CompanyGPMS International, Inc.Skurka Aerospace Inc. Robinson R88
21/07/2025 Partnership agreement signed Flexcompute and Robinson Helicopter Company announced a partnership to use Flexcompute's Flow360 CFD platform in development of the all-new Robinson R88. Flexcompute, Inc.Robinson Helicopter CompanySafran Helicopter Engines Robinson R88
09/03/2025 Supplier selection Robinson Helicopter Company selected the Safran Arriel 2W engine to power its new R88 helicopter. Robinson Helicopter CompanySafran Helicopter EnginesGarmin International Robinson R88
09/03/2025 Product launch Robinson Helicopter Company introduced the R88 ten-seat single-engine utility helicopter at VERTICON 2025 in Dallas, Texas. Robinson Helicopter CompanySafran Helicopter EnginesGarmin International Robinson R88