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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 · Aero Vodochody L-159 · all time

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

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
10/01/2025 Supplier selection ITPS (Canada) Ltd. selected Avioniq's AqLab and AqModel modelling simulation technologies to equip its fleet of military training aircraft. Avioniq AB Aero Vodochody L-159
28/11/2024 Supplier selection Aero Vodochody Aerospace selected IFS Cloud ERP and Siemens Teamcenter PLM to drive digitalisation and paperless production across its operations. Aero Vodochody Aerospace a.s.IFSSiemens PLM Software Inc. Aero Vodochody L-159
16/10/2024 Rebranding Aero Vodochody Aerospace officially named its modern trainer aircraft the L-39 Skyfox, adopting the new brand name. Aero Vodochody Aerospace a.s.Lom Praha s.p. Aero Vodochody L-159
01/10/2022 First flight Aero Vodochody's L-159 T2X prototype completed its maiden flight from Vodochody airport after four years of development, in the week before 24 October 2022. Aero Vodochody Aerospace a.s. Aero Vodochody L-159
06/01/2022 Ground test milestone The L-39NG successfully completed fatigue tests simulating five lifespans (25,000 flight hours) on prototype 7003 at the Czech Aviation Research Centre. Aero Vodochody Aerospace a.s. Aero Vodochody L-159
25/03/2021 Ground test milestone The L-39NG prototype completed its third fatigue life cycle ground test at VZLU Prague, confirming lifespan significantly longer than the L-39 Albatros. VZLU Aerospace (Czech Aerospace Research Centre)Aero Vodochody Aerospace a.s. Aero Vodochody L-159
03/02/2021 Supplier selection Speel Praha selected DiSTI Corporation's GL Studio SC safety-critical HMI software to develop the Head-Up Display for the Aero Vodochody L-39NG jet trainer. The DiSTI CorporationSpeel Praha s.r.o.Aero Vodochody Aerospace a.s. Aero Vodochody L-159
01/02/2021 Supplier selection Aero Vodochody Aerospace selected FreeFlight Systems to supply RA-4500 Radar Altimeters for its L-39NG military trainer and light combat aircraft fleet. FreeFlight SystemsAero Vodochody Aerospace a.s. Aero Vodochody L-159