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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 · Piaggio P.180 Avanti · all time

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

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
30/06/2025 Acquisition Baykar formally completed the acquisition of Piaggio Aero Industries and Piaggio Aviation business complexes at the Italian Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy. Piaggio AerospaceBaykarPiaggio Aero Industries Piaggio P.180 AvantiBayraktar AkinciBayraktar TB2
25/11/2024 Aircraft first delivery Piaggio Aerospace delivered three P.180 Avanti EVO+ aircraft to the Italian Air Force, the first of 15 ordered under a fleet modernisation programme. Piaggio Aerospace Piaggio P.180 Avanti
01/01/2020 Design review completed Piaggio Aerospace's P.180 Avanti II Plus successfully passed the Critical Design Review in late 2020. Piaggio Aerospace Piaggio P.180 Avanti
23/12/2019 Contract award Piaggio Aerospace signed a contract with the Italian Ministry of Defence worth up to 196 million euros to produce 9 Avanti EVO aircraft and retrofit P.180s. Piaggio Aerospace Piaggio P.180 Avanti
06/07/2017 Flight test milestone Piaggio Aerospace resumed flight test activity for the second prototype of the P.1HH HammerHead UAS at Birgi Military Airport in Trapani on 6 July 2017. Piaggio Aerospace Piaggio P.180 Avanti
09/11/2015 Aircraft rollout Piaggio Aerospace rolled out the first MPA (Multirole Patrol Aircraft) at a ceremony in Genoa, marking a key milestone in the programme's development. Piaggio Aerospace Piaggio P.180 Avanti
12/10/2015 Regulatory approval Piaggio Aerospace obtained EASA and FAA certification for the new Magnaghi Landing Gear System (main, nose, and NWSS) on the Avanti EVO. Piaggio Aerospace Piaggio P.180 Avanti
09/11/2014 Type certification EASA granted type certification to the Piaggio Aerospace Avanti EVO following an extensive development and test programme overseen by ENAC. Piaggio Aerospace Piaggio P.180 Avanti