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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 · COMAC C909 · all time

53 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
20/05/2026 Flight test milestone AutoFlight completed a heterogeneous three-aircraft formation demonstration flight comprising one V5000 Matrix and two V2000-series eVTOL aircraft. AutoFlight AutoFlight MatrixAutoFlight Prosperity 1COMAC C919
01/02/2026 First flight AutoFlight's V5000CGH cargo hybrid-electric variant completed its transition flight in February 2026. AutoFlight AutoFlight MatrixAutoFlight Prosperity 1COMAC C919
16/06/2025 Product launch Safran Aero Boosters announced its 'e-artemis' high-speed low pressure compressor prototype for Open Fan engines was ready for testing under CFM RISE. Safran Aero BoostersGE Aerospace EnginesSafran Aircraft Engines Airbus A320Boeing 737Boeing 787 Dreamliner
21/08/2024 Flight test milestone The ARJ21 aircraft began a demonstration flight programme around the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau covering 25 routes, 55 segments, 62 hours, and 11 high-altitude airports. COMAC Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. COMAC C919COMAC C909
01/03/2021 Type certification COMAC completed TC design changes and certification for the CBJ business jet in March 2021. COMAC Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. COMAC C909
30/07/2020 Flight test milestone ARJ21 AC103 completed a maximum take-off/landing height expansion flight test at Daocheng Yading Airport, the world's highest civil airport at 4411m, verifying plateau performance. COMAC Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. COMAC C909
06/03/2020 Flight test milestone ARJ21 AC132, the first ARJ21 from the Pudong production line, completed its first production flight test at Pudong Airport on 6 March 2020. COMAC Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. COMAC C909
09/12/2019 Aircraft first delivery COMAC delivered the ARJ21 regional jet to launch customer Chengdu Airlines, featuring AD Aerospace's Cabin Vu 123 Flight Deck Entry Video Surveillance System. AD Aerospace LimitedCOMAC Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. COMAC C909