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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 Helicopters H135 · all time

33 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
01/05/2026 Flight test milestone Airbus Helicopters and the Spanish Navy completed a crewed-uncrewed teaming tactical flight trial in Rota, Spain, in early May 2026. Airbus Helicopters Airbus Helicopters H135Alpha Unmanned Systems Alpha 900Aerovel Flexrotor
01/05/2025 Flight test milestone Airbus Helicopters tested HTeaming in flight in May 2025 with a Spanish Navy H135 helicopter and an Airbus Flexrotor UAS. Airbus Helicopters Airbus Helicopters H135Airbus Helicopters H140Airbus Helicopters H130
01/01/2025 Regulatory approval The FAA granted final design approval for Skyryse SkyOS flight control computers in 2025. SkyryseUnited Rotorcraft Robinson R44Sikorsky S-70A Black HawkRobinson R66
29/06/2023 Supplier selection Airbus Helicopters selected Thales to provide third-generation Integrated Electronic Standby Instruments for the H135, H145, H160 dual, and H175 civil and military helicopters. Thales AVS FranceAirbus HelicoptersThales Avionics (France) Airbus Helicopters H135Airbus Helicopters H145Airbus Helicopters H160
06/03/2019 Supplier selection Airbus Helicopters selected the Pratt & Whitney PW206B3 engine to power the H135 helicopter proposed for the U.S. Navy helicopter trainer replacement programme. Airbus Helicopters Inc.Pratt & Whitney Canada Airbus Helicopters H135
19/09/2018 Product launch Airbus Corporate Helicopters displayed the new ACH135 Helionix for the first time at the 2018 Monaco Yacht Show. Airbus Helicopters Airbus Helicopters H135
28/02/2018 Type certification The FAA granted type certification to the Airbus Helicopters H135 with the Helionix avionics suite on 28 February 2018. Airbus Helicopters Airbus Helicopters H135
01/02/2018 Aircraft first delivery STAT Medevac received three H135 helicopters fitted with the Helionix cockpit, becoming the first US customer for the variant. Airbus Helicopters Airbus Helicopters H135