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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 · Quicksilver GT400/500 · all time

3 facts on record

DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
17/12/2013 Flight test milestone Quicksilver Aeronautics completed the full ASTM flight test regimen of over 100 hours for its Sport 2S Special Light-Sport Aircraft in compliance with industry consensus standards. Quicksilver Aeronautics LLC Quicksilver Sport 2S/2SEQuicksilver GT400/500
01/09/2012 Regulatory approval The FAA's National Kit Evaluation Team approved five Quicksilver MX-series amateur-built kits as Experimental Amateur-Built aircraft in September 2012. Quicksilver Aeronautics LLC Quicksilver GT400/500Quicksilver MX seriesQuicksilver Sport 2S/2SE
01/01/2012 Rebranding Quicksilver Manufacturing was renamed Quicksilver Aeronautics LLC under new ownership in spring 2012. Quicksilver Aeronautics LLC Quicksilver GT400/500Quicksilver MX seriesQuicksilver Sport 2S/2SE