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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 · Hafei Z-9 · all time

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
03/04/2019 Flight test milestone CAAC flight test pilots completed a 17.5-hour airworthiness check flight for the Avicopter AC312E, advancing it toward CAAC type and production certification. AVIC Harbin Aircraft Industry (Group) Co Ltd Hafei Z-9
05/03/2019 Regulatory approval CAAC granted a Validation of Type Certification for the Safran Helicopter Engines Arriel 2H engine powering the Avicopter AC312E. Safran Helicopter EnginesAVIC Harbin Aircraft Industry (Group) Co Ltd Hafei Z-9
27/07/2016 First flight AVIC HAIG's AC312E light twin-engine helicopter successfully completed its maiden flight in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China. AVIC Harbin Aircraft Industry (Group) Co Ltd Hafei Z-9
17/05/2016 Component first delivery Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS delivered its first cooling system to Hafei-Harbin for the AC312E helicopter programme. Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse Hafei Z-9
01/01/2016 Supplier selection Hafei-Harbin (AVIC Group) selected Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS in January 2016 to develop, manufacture, qualify, certify and service the air management system for the AC312C and AC312E Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse Hafei Z-9
01/01/2016 MoU signed Liebherr-Aerospace signed a letter of intent with Hafei-Harbin (AVIC Group) to supply air management systems for the AC312C and AC312E helicopters. Liebherr-Aerospace ToulouseAVIC Harbin Aircraft Industry (Group) Co Ltd Hafei Z-9
08/09/2015 Supplier selection Harbin Aircraft Industry Group selected Rockwell Collins to provide avionics for Avicopter's new AC312E/C helicopters. Collins Aerospace, Avionics Division Hafei Z-9
01/01/2015 Supplier selection Safran Helicopter Engines' Arriel 2H variant was selected in 2015 to power the AVIC Harbin AC312E helicopter. Safran Helicopter Engines Hafei Z-9