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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 · MD 500 Series · all time

18 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
15/09/2026 Product launch MD Helicopters introduced the MD 564 six-blade light single helicopter and opened its Early Production Position Reservation Programme to worldwide operators. MD Helicopters, LLCRolls-Royce Corporation MD 500 Series
26/12/2024 Aircraft first delivery KAI delivered the first mass-production unit of the LAH-1 Miron small armed helicopter to the South Korean Army at a ceremony in Sacheon on 26 December 2024. Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. KAI LAH/LCHMD 500 SeriesKAI KUH-1 Surion Korean Utility Helicopter
28/02/2024 Contract award MD Helicopters awarded Triumph Group's Geared Solutions a long-term agreement to manufacture and assemble main rotor gearbox transmissions for the MD500 platform. Triumph Geared Solutions - MacombMD Helicopters, LLC MD 500 Series
27/04/2023 Supply agreement signed Liquid Measurement Systems signed a 5-year production agreement with MD Helicopters to supply fuel quantity measurement systems for the MD 500 series. LMS (was Liquid Measurement Systems)MD Helicopters, LLC MD 500 Series
08/03/2023 Partnership agreement signed GPMS International and MD Helicopters entered a collaboration agreement to offer Foresight MX HUMS as a factory installation option on the MD 530F at MD Helicopters' Mesa, AZ facility. GPMS International, Inc.MD Helicopters, LLC MD 500 Series
01/11/2022 Programme completion KAI completed development of the LAH-1 (Miron) small armed helicopter in November 2022. Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. KAI LAH/LCHMD 500 SeriesKAI KUH-1 Surion Korean Utility Helicopter
31/08/2020 Regulatory approval MD Helicopters received FAA certification to increase the MD 530F single-engine helicopter's internal MGTOW from 3,100 to 3,350 lbs. MD Helicopters, LLC MD 500 Series
28/01/2020 Product launch MD Helicopters announced the integration of all-glass cockpit solutions for its MD 500E and MD 520N single-engine helicopters. MD Helicopters, LLCGarmin InternationalHowell Instruments, Inc. MD 500 SeriesMD 520N