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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 M2 · all time

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

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
29/07/2026 First flight The Cessna Citation CJ3 Gen3 prototype completed its maiden flight from Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport, lasting almost two hours. Textron Aviation Inc.Garmin International Cessna Citation CJ3Cessna Citation CJ4Cessna Citation M2
21/07/2026 Flight test milestone The Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen3 accumulated over 880 flight test hours across two test articles, completing Human Factors simulator and winglet certification tests. Textron Aviation Inc.Garmin International Cessna Citation CJ3Cessna Citation CJ4Cessna Citation M2
02/06/2026 First flight The Cessna Citation M2 Gen3 prototype completed its maiden 2.7-hour flight, reaching 41,000ft and 263kt, piloted by Andrew Thorson and Tanner Towns. Textron Aviation Inc.Garmin International Cessna Citation M2
13/10/2025 Type certification The FAA granted type certification to the Cessna Citation M2 Gen2 with Garmin Autothrottles, developed by Textron Aviation Inc. Textron Aviation Inc.Garmin InternationalWilliams International Co., LLC Cessna Citation M2
21/10/2024 Product launch Textron Aviation unveiled the Cessna Citation M2 Gen3, CJ3 Gen3 and CJ4 Gen3 next-generation light jets at NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas. Textron Aviation Inc.Garmin International Cessna Citation CJ3Cessna Citation CJ4Cessna Citation M2
01/10/2024 First flight Textron's Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen3 prototype completed its maiden flight from Eisenhower National Airport in Wichita, lasting 1 hour 47 minutes. Textron Aviation Inc.Williams International Co., LLCGarmin International Cessna Citation CJ4Cessna Citation CJ3Cessna Citation M2
12/10/2023 Regulatory approval Garmin received approvals enabling Autothrottles as an optional feature for the Embraer Phenom 300E and Cessna Citation M2 Gen2. Textron Aviation Inc.Garmin InternationalEmbraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica Cessna Citation M2Embraer Phenom
04/04/2022 Type certification The FAA granted type certification to the Cessna Citation M2 Gen2 light jet manufactured by Textron Aviation. Textron Aviation Inc. Cessna Citation M2