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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 · Piper PA-44-180 Seminole · all time

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

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
23/07/2025 Supply agreement signed Piper Aircraft and DeltaHawk signed a 20-year Long Term Supply Agreement making DeltaHawk the exclusive heavy fuel piston engine supplier for the Seminole DX. Piper Aircraft, Inc.DeltaHawk Engines, Inc. Piper PA-44-180 SeminolePiper PA-28 seriesPiper M500/M700 Fury
01/07/2025 Product launch Piper Aircraft unveiled the Seminole DX, a diesel-powered PA-44 variant fitted with DeltaHawk's DHK4A180 engine, at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in July 2025. Piper Aircraft, Inc.DeltaHawk Engines, Inc. Piper PA-44-180 SeminolePiper PA-28 seriesPiper M500/M700 Fury
27/07/2023 Facility opening Cranfield Aerospace Solutions unveiled its newly refurbished hangar and R&D facility at Cranfield University campus after major renovation works. Cranfield Aerospace Solutions LtdCranfield University AerospaceBritten-Norman Britten-Norman BN2 IslanderDiamond DA40 Diamond StarDiamond DA42 Twin Star
18/04/2018 Supplier selection Piper Aircraft selected Continental Motors Group's CD-170 compression ignition Jet-A engine to power the Piper PA-44 Seminole twin-engine trainer aircraft. Piper Aircraft, Inc.Continental Aerospace Technologies Piper PA-44-180 Seminole
09/01/2017 Type certification Piper Aircraft achieved FAA certification on both the twin-engine Piper Seminole and single-engine Archer equipped with the Garmin G1000 NXi avionics system. Piper Aircraft, Inc. Piper PA-28 seriesPiper PA-44-180 Seminole
01/04/2016 Contract award The University of North Dakota awarded Piper Aircraft a contract in April 2016 for more than 100 trainer aircraft, with 12 delivered by January 2017. Piper Aircraft, Inc. Piper PA-28 seriesPiper PA-44-180 Seminole
29/10/2014 Regulatory approval Piper Aircraft received FAA Type Certificate change approval to incorporate the Garmin GFC700 flight control system in the G1000-equipped Seminole aircraft. Piper Aircraft, Inc.Garmin International Piper PA-44-180 Seminole
25/06/2013 Type certification The FAA granted Type Certificate approval to Piper Aircraft to incorporate the Garmin G1000 avionics suite into new twin-engine Piper Seminole aircraft. Piper Aircraft, Inc.Garmin International Piper PA-44-180 Seminole