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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 · CubCrafters XCub · all time

16 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
08/07/2026 Product launch Garmin announced AXIS, a next-generation integrated flight display system, on 8 July 2026. Cub Crafters Inc.Garmin International CubCrafters Carbon Cub SSCubCrafters XCub
20/07/2025 Product launch CubCrafters announced the XCub and NXCub aircraft are now available as experimental amateur-built kit aircraft for the first time. Cub Crafters Inc.Experimental Aircraft Association - EAALycoming Engines CubCrafters XCub
20/12/2023 Production milestone CubCrafters delivered its 1,000th new production aircraft, a CC19-215 XCub in Bridger Aerospace firefighting livery, to Bridger Aerospace. Cub Crafters Inc. CubCrafters XCub
07/06/2023 Patent grant The USPTO granted CubCrafters US Patent 10,926,868 for its Electric Lift Augmenting Slats (ELAS) technology. Cub Crafters Inc. CubCrafters XCub
07/06/2023 Government funding award NASA awarded CubCrafters two research grants through the SBIR/STTR program to partially fund the Electric Lift Augmenting Slats (ELAS) project. Cub Crafters Inc. CubCrafters XCub
07/07/2020 Supplier selection CubCrafters selected Hartzell's Trailblazer (standard) and Pathfinder (option) carbon fibre composite propellers as the sole propeller options for the new NXCub aircraft. Hartzell PropellerCub Crafters Inc. CubCrafters XCub
15/07/2019 Product launch Hartzell Propeller, with CubCrafters and Lycoming Engines, launched the lightweight Pathfinder composite three-blade constant speed propeller. Hartzell PropellerLycoming EnginesCub Crafters Inc. CubCrafters XCub
10/07/2019 Product launch CubCrafters debuted the CC393i, a new lightweight fuel-injected engine developing more than 215 HP, developed in collaboration with Lycoming for the XCub. Cub Crafters Inc.Lycoming EnginesHartzell Propeller CubCrafters XCubCubCrafters Carbon Cub SS