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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 · Airbus A220 · all time

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

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
20/10/2026 Supplier selection Safran Electronics & Defense's SkyNaute inertial navigation system was selected to equip the Airbus A220 commercial aircraft. Safran Electronics & Defense (Components) Airbus A220
28/09/2026 Facility expansion FACC expanded its Canadian manufacturing site by approximately 600 sq m, bringing total production floor space to over 4,500 sq m. FACC AGBombardier Inc. Bombardier Challenger 300 seriesBombardier Global seriesAirbus A220
21/09/2026 Facility expansion Airbus invested £150 million to convert its former A380 wing production facility at Broughton, UK, into an A321 wing production line. Airbus UKAirbus Belfast (was Spirit AeroSystems) Airbus A380Airbus A220Airbus A320
22/07/2026 Contract award tk accelis Supply Chain Solutions was awarded a five-year contract by Dynamatic Technologies to provide supply chain management services for the Airbus Atlantic A220 all door package programme. thyssenkrupp Aerospace (tk accelis)Dynamatic Technologies LimitedAirbus S.A.S. Airbus A220
23/06/2026 Supply agreement signed 3M and Airbus signed a long-term supply agreement for 3M to provide advanced thermal and acoustic insulation solutions for the Airbus A220 cabin. 3M Airbus S.A.S.3M (MTI Polyfab) Airbus A220
01/06/2026 Facility expansion Safran Electronics & Defense announced a €120 million investment to expand and modernise its Montluçon site, tripling HRG production capacity to 30,000 units per year by 2032. Safran Electronics & Defense (Components) Airbus A220
20/05/2026 Facility opening Airbus launched the Airbus Tech Hub in Canada, located in Mirabel, to catalyse aerospace technology research and innovation with the local ecosystem. Airbus CanadaCRIAQ Consortium for Research & Innovation in Aerospace in Québec Airbus A220
13/04/2026 Programme launch GKN Aerospace launched the $8.4 million TITAN-AM programme with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to advance LMD-w additive manufacturing for titanium aerostructures. GKN AerospaceAir Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)Pratt & Whitney Large Commercial Engines Airbus A220Embraer E-Jet 170/190 series