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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 · Icon A5 · all time

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

DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
20/07/2026 Product launch ICON Aircraft, Avilution and Skytron Avionics announced the launch of ICON Sense, a next-generation flight safety system for the ICON A5 amphibious light sport aircraft. ICON AircraftAvilution LLC Icon A5
04/04/2024 Bankruptcy filing ICON Aircraft filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and announced intent to pursue a sale of its business under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code. ICON Aircraft Icon A5
26/12/2023 Type certification The FAA granted Type Certification in the primary category to ICON Aircraft for the ICON A5 amphibious light sport aircraft. ICON Aircraft Icon A5
01/06/2021 Production milestone ICON Aircraft completed the first production ICON A5 featuring the Garmin G3X Touch flight display in June 2021. ICON AircraftGarmin International Icon A5
20/07/2015 Aircraft first delivery ICON Aircraft delivered the first customer A5 (ASN-001) to EAA Young Eagles, accepted by Chairman Sean Tucker at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. ICON Aircraft Icon A5
24/04/2015 First flight The first customer ICON A5 (serial number ASN-1) completed its inaugural flight at the company's R&D facility in Tehachapi, California. ICON Aircraft Icon A5
01/02/2015 Ground test milestone ICON Aircraft successfully completed structural testing of the A5 airframe Engineering Serial Number 2 (ESN-2). ICON Aircraft Icon A5
01/02/2015 Production milestone ICON completed the first customer aircraft, Aircraft Serial Number 1 (ASN-1), with airframe completion in February 2015. ICON Aircraft Icon A5