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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 · Honda HA-420 HondaJet · all time

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Date	Event	What happened	Company	Program
15/09/2026	Production milestone	Honda Aircraft Company completed the first wing structure for the HondaJet Echelon test aircraft, advancing the programme toward final assembly.	Williams International Co., LLC Honda Aircraft Company	Honda HA-420 HondaJet Honda HA-480 HondaJet Echelon
04/02/2026	Type certification	The FAA certified Emergency Autoland for the HondaJet Elite II, making it the first production twin-turbine VLJ certified with the system.	Honda Aircraft Company Garmin International	Honda HA-420 HondaJet
15/10/2025	Flight test milestone	Honda Aircraft Company completed FAA certification flight testing for the Emergency Autoland system on the HondaJet Elite II under Type Inspection Authorisation.	Honda Aircraft Company	Honda HA-420 HondaJet
13/10/2025	Flight test milestone	Honda Aircraft Company completed a successful test flight of a production HondaJet on a 100% blend of sustainable aviation fuel, becoming the first twin-turbine VLJ manufacturer to do so.	Honda Aircraft Company GE Honda Aero Engines GE Aerospace Engines	Honda HA-420 HondaJet
28/10/2024	Regulatory approval	The FAA certified the autothrottle system on the HondaJet Elite II, making it the world's first production twin turbine VLJ with autothrottle.	Honda Aircraft Company Garmin International	Honda HA-420 HondaJet
01/10/2024	Regulatory approval	Honda Aircraft Company was awarded Sustainable Flight Department Accreditation from the NBAA in October 2024.	Honda Aircraft Company GE Honda Aero Engines GE Aerospace Engines	Honda HA-420 HondaJet
17/10/2022	Product launch	Honda Aircraft Company revealed the HondaJet Elite II at NBAA-BACE 2022, featuring expanded range of 1,547 nm and a redesigned cabin.	Honda Aircraft Company Garmin International	Honda HA-420 HondaJet
08/03/2022	Production milestone	The GE Honda Aero Engines HF120 engine fleet surpassed 200,000 cumulative flight hours since entering service in 2015.	GE Honda Aero Engines	Honda HA-420 HondaJet