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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 · Eclipse 500 · all time

20 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
24/07/2012 Type certification Brazil's ANAC granted type certificate validation to the Eclipse Aerospace EA500 Total Eclipse twin-engine jet. Eclipse Aerospace, Inc. (was ONE Aviation) Eclipse 550Eclipse 500
02/02/2011 Contract award Sikorsky Aircraft and Eclipse Aerospace entered a Service Level Agreement for Sikorsky to provide global supply chain support and production restart services. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company Eclipse 500
02/02/2011 Equity stake acquisition Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. completed a minority equity investment in Eclipse Aerospace Inc. to support Eclipse's restart of Eclipse 500 twin-engine jet production. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company Eclipse 500
20/01/2009 Acquisition Judge Mary Walrath approved sale of Eclipse Aviation's assets to EclipseJet Aviation International for $28m cash plus promissory notes and equity. Eclipse 500
21/11/2008 Regulatory approval The FAA granted certification to Eclipse Aviation for an upgraded Avio NG avionics system featuring dual Garmin GPS 400W units for the Eclipse 500. Garmin International Eclipse 500
21/11/2008 Type certification EASA certified the Eclipse 500 Jet, with the certification valid for 37 European countries. Eclipse 500
23/09/2008 Financing agreement Russia's Vnesheconombank approved full financing of $205 million for an Eclipse 500 assembly factory in Ulyanovsk, Russia. Eclipse 500
19/09/2008 Operations suspension DayJet Corporation eliminated most of its workforce and ceased commercial air taxi operations on or before 19 September 2008. Eclipse 500