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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 · Cessna Citation Columbus · all time

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

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
16/01/2009 Contract award Cessna Aircraft Co. awarded PPG Industries' aerospace transparencies business a contract to develop and produce heated cockpit windows for the Citation Columbus business jet. PPG Aerospace (was PPG Transparencies)Textron Aviation Inc. Cessna Citation Columbus
29/10/2008 Facility groundbreaking Cessna Aircraft Company began construction of a new 600,000-sq-ft Citation Columbus design and assembly facility in Wichita, Kansas. Textron Aviation Inc. Cessna Citation Columbus
27/10/2008 Government funding award The Government of Quebec awarded $141.9 million in infrastructure and equipment investment at Mirabel to support Pratt & Whitney Canada's overall $575.3 million Quebec investment. Pratt & Whitney Canada Cessna Citation Columbus
27/10/2008 Facility groundbreaking Pratt & Whitney Canada announced a new Mirabel Aerospace Centre for PW800 engine final assembly and test, with construction expected to start in coming months and open fall 2009. Pratt & Whitney Canada Cessna Citation Columbus
03/10/2008 Contract award LORD Corporation was awarded a contract to supply the engine and APU isolation system for the Cessna Model 850 Citation Columbus business jet. Parker : Lord DivisionTextron Aviation Inc. Cessna Citation Columbus
03/10/2008 Supplier selection Cessna Aircraft selected Goodrich to supply SmartProbe air data systems and windshield heat controllers for the Citation Columbus. Collins Aerospace, Sensors & Integrated SystemsTextron Aviation Inc. Cessna Citation Columbus
13/08/2008 Ground test milestone Cessna completed a series of seven wind tunnel tests for the Citation Columbus at facilities in San Diego, Toulouse (ONERA), and Bedford (ARA). Textron Aviation Inc. Cessna Citation Columbus
24/05/2008 Supplier selection Cessna selected Argo-Tech Corporation (Eaton) of Costa Mesa to design and produce the fuel system for the Citation Columbus. Textron Aviation Inc.Triumph Aerospace Structures - Technology & Engineering Center - ArlingtonCollins Aerospace, Wheels and Brakes Cessna Citation Columbus