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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 · Moog SureFly S250 · all time

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
08/06/2023 First flight Moog Inc. completed the first unmanned flight of its S250 multirotor testbed aircraft, supporting development of the HE350 Recluse autonomous hybrid-electric vehicle. Moog Inc. Moog SureFly S250
14/09/2021 Contract award Moog Inc.'s Aircraft Controls segment agreed to an Other Transaction for Prototype agreement with AFWERX under the Agility Prime program for the SureFly S250. Moog Inc.Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Moog SureFly S250
11/12/2019 Acquisition Moog Inc. completed the purchase of SureFly assets and IP related to hybrid eVTOL and electric propulsion technology from SureFly Inc. and Workhorse Group Inc. Moog Inc. Moog SureFly S250
01/06/2018 Regulatory approval The FAA accepted Workhorse Group's Type Certification application for the SureFly hybrid-electric eVTOL on 1 June 2018. Moog SureFly S250
01/05/2018 Regulatory approval SureFly received FAA experimental certification for its hybrid gas- and battery-powered octocopter. Moog SureFly S250
01/05/2018 First flight SureFly hybrid electric octocopter completed its first untethered manned hover flight outside Cincinnati, Ohio. Moog SureFly S250
04/01/2018 Regulatory approval The FAA granted Workhorse Group an Experimental Airworthiness Certificate to conduct test flights of its SureFly electric hybrid helicopter. Moog SureFly S250
19/06/2017 Product launch Workhorse Group Inc. unveiled the SureFly personal helicopter/VTOL aircraft concept at the Paris Air Show and opened pre-orders. Moog SureFly S250