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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 · WACO Classic YMF Super · all time

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
30/04/2026 Facility closure Dimor Group ceased aircraft manufacturing operations and maintenance services at its Battle Creek, Michigan facility, affecting approximately 60 positions. Waco Aircraft CorporationJunkers Aircraft GmbH (was Junkers Flugzeugwerke) Junkers A60Junkers A50 JuniorWACO Classic YMF Super
17/04/2024 Product launch Junkers globally unveiled the Junkers A50 Heritage ultralight aircraft at the Aero Fair in Friedrichshafen, Germany, from 17–20 April 2024. Junkers Aircraft GmbH (was Junkers Flugzeugwerke)Garmin InternationalBRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KG Junkers A50 JuniorJunkers A60WACO Classic YMF Super
31/07/2020 Type certification The FAA granted full type certification to the WACO YMF-5F, a new-production open cockpit biplane on amphibious floats. Waco Aircraft CorporationRadial Engines LtdMT-Propeller Entwicklung GmbH WACO Classic YMF Super
13/07/2020 Aircraft first delivery WACO delivered the second certified YMF-5F (S/N 156) to a customer on 13 July 2020. Waco Aircraft CorporationRadial Engines LtdMT-Propeller Entwicklung GmbH WACO Classic YMF Super
26/05/2020 Aircraft first delivery WACO delivered the first certified YMF-5F (S/N 155) to a customer. Waco Aircraft CorporationRadial Engines LtdMT-Propeller Entwicklung GmbH WACO Classic YMF Super
09/11/2018 Acquisition Dimor Group Inc. acquired WACO Aircraft Corporation and Centennial Aircraft Services Inc. from their previous owners. Waco Aircraft Corporation WACO Classic YMF Super
01/01/2018 Company formation Dimor Group Inc. was established in 2018 to buy, sell, and rent aircraft and provide maintenance and repair services. Waco Aircraft Corporation WACO Classic YMF Super
17/10/2017 Product launch Waco Aircraft Corp introduced the YMF-5F amphibious biplane, featuring a 300 HP engine, MT constant speed propeller, and Aerocet 3400 Amphibious floats. Waco Aircraft Corporation WACO Classic YMF Super