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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 · Flight Design C4 · all time

9 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
09/04/2015 First flight Flight Design GmbH's new four-seat C4 aircraft completed its maiden flight on 9 April 2015 with test pilot Damian Hischier confirming stable handling across all axes. Flight Design GmbH Flight Design C4
31/03/2015 Supplier selection Flight Design selected Hartzell Propeller's 74-inch two-blade swept aluminum prop for its alternative fuel C4 aircraft. Hartzell PropellerFlight Design GmbH Flight Design C4
01/03/2015 Production milestone AeroJones Aviation completed the first fully conforming CTLS aircraft at its Xiamen, China facility following a manufacturing evaluation by Flight Design. Flight Design GmbHAeroJones Aviation Technology Flight Design CTFlight Design C4
01/01/2015 Type certification The FAA granted type certification to Continental Motors Group's IO-360-AF alternative fuel engine in January 2015. Continental Aerospace Technologies Flight Design C4
11/04/2014 Supplier selection Flight Design selected Garmin to supply the avionics suite, named Flight Design Vision Touch by Garmin, for the C4 four-seat aircraft. Flight Design GmbHGarmin International Flight Design C4
25/03/2014 Product launch Garmin International unveiled the G3X Touch, a large touchscreen glass flight display system for experimental amateur-built and light sport aircraft. Garmin International Van's RV-12CubCrafters Carbon Cub SSFlight Design C4
30/07/2013 Supplier selection Flight Design selected Garmin as the avionics supplier for its new C4 all-carbon composite four-seat light aircraft. Flight Design GmbHGarmin International Flight Design C4
03/10/2011 Supplier selection Flight Design selected Continental Motors' IO-360-AF as the engine for the four-seat C4 aircraft currently under development. Flight Design GmbHContinental Aerospace Technologies Flight Design C4