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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 X · all time

27 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
27/06/2014 Type certification Cessna Aircraft Company received FAA type certification for the Citation X+ mid-size business jet. Textron Aviation Inc. Cessna Citation X
20/05/2014 Contract award CPI Aerostructures received a ~$4 million purchase order from Cessna Aircraft Company to supply wing spar assemblies for the Citation X+. CPI AerostructuresTextron Aviation Inc. Cessna Citation X
01/07/2013 Flight test milestone The first production Cessna Citation X completed its maiden production flight, reaching Mach 0.935 at 49,000 ft over western Kansas in a 3.1-hour flight. Textron Aviation Inc. Cessna Citation X
15/04/2013 Aircraft rollout Cessna Aircraft Company rolled out the first production unit of the new Citation X at its Wichita, Kansas manufacturing facility. Textron Aviation Inc. Cessna Citation X
13/02/2013 Supplier selection Bell Helicopter selected the Garmin GRA 5500 as standard equipment on the Bell 525 Relentless. Garmin International Cessna Citation XCessna Citation SovereignCessna Citation Latitude
13/02/2013 Supplier selection Cessna selected the Garmin GRA 5500 as standard equipment on the Citation X, Sovereign, Latitude, and Longitude. Garmin International Cessna Citation XCessna Citation SovereignCessna Citation Latitude
13/02/2013 Product launch Garmin International announced the GRA 5500, a high-performance all-digital radar altimeter for transport, helicopter, business, and general aviation aircraft. Garmin International Cessna Citation XCessna Citation SovereignCessna Citation Latitude
28/11/2012 Supplier selection Cessna Aircraft selected Crane Aerospace & Electronics to provide brake control systems for the new Citation Ten, M2, and Latitude business jets. Crane Aerospace & Electronics (Hydro-Aire)Textron Aviation Inc. Cessna Citation M2Cessna Citation LatitudeCessna Citation X