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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 · Airbus Perlan II · all time

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
02/05/2023 Flight test milestone Airbus Perlan Mission II completed a U.S. flight test campaign with the Perlan 2 glider, clearing the way for an altitude record attempt in Argentina. Airbus S.A.S. Airbus Perlan II
28/08/2018 Flight test milestone Airbus Perlan Mission II pilots Jim Payne and Miguel Iturmendi reached 65,600 feet in the Perlan 2 glider. Airbus Defence & SpaceAirbus S.A.S. Airbus Perlan II
26/08/2018 Flight test milestone Airbus Perlan Mission II pilots Jim Payne and Morgan Sandercock soared to 63,100 feet, breaking the previous glider altitude record of 54,000 feet. Airbus Defence & SpaceAirbus S.A.S. Airbus Perlan II
01/01/2018 Flight test milestone The Perlan 2 glider achieved its highest record-setting flight of above 76,000 feet during a flight in 2018. Thales AVS FranceAirbus S.A.S. Airbus Perlan II
03/09/2017 Flight test milestone The Perlan 2 sailplane achieved a record-setting powerless flight to 52,000 feet over the Andes in September 2017. BRS AerospaceAirbus S.A.S. Airbus Perlan II
01/02/2016 Flight test milestone Airbus Perlan Mission II completed its first pressurised flight, validating the pressurisation system designed to keep crew alive at high altitudes. Airbus Defence & SpaceAirbus S.A.S. Airbus Perlan II
24/09/2015 First flight The Perlan 2 glider completed its first flight approximately 5,000 feet above Roberts Field, Redmond Municipal Airport, Oregon, piloted by Jim Payne and Morgan Sandercock. Airbus S.A.S. Airbus Perlan II
01/01/2015 Programme launch Airbus Perlan Mission II was originally launched in 2015 as an initiative of The Perlan Project to conduct high-altitude climate and aerospace research. Thales AVS FranceAirbus S.A.S. Airbus Perlan II