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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 · Textron eAviation Nexus 4EX · all time

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
07/10/2024 Partnership agreement signed Textron eAviation and Salina Airport Authority agreed to collaborate on flight testing of the Nexus eVTOL full-scale technology demonstrator at Salina Regional Airport. Textron eAviationNational Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR WSU) Textron eAviation Nexus 4EX
31/05/2024 Assembly start Textron eAviation joined the two fuselage halves of the Nexus full-scale eVTOL technology demonstrator, completing a fuselage assembly milestone. Textron eAviation Textron eAviation Nexus 4EX
17/07/2023 Ground test milestone Textron eAviation commenced wind tunnel testing of a 23% scale model of its Nexus eVTOL aircraft to validate performance, stability, and control of the vehicle design. Textron eAviationPipistrel d.o.o. Textron eAviation Nexus 4EXBell V-280 ValorBell Boeing V-22 Osprey
11/02/2020 MoU signed Bell Textron, Sumitomo Corporation, and Japan Airlines signed an MOU to explore Mobility-as-a-Service and urban air mobility infrastructure in Japan. Bell Helicopter TextronSumitomo Corporation Textron eAviation Nexus 4EX
07/01/2019 Aircraft rollout Bell unveiled the Bell Nexus multi-rotor VTOL aircraft powered by Safran's Hybrid-Electric Propulsion System at CES in Las Vegas. Safran Helicopter EnginesBell Helicopter Textron Textron eAviation Nexus 4EX
07/01/2019 Product launch Bell Helicopter unveiled the full-scale design of the Bell Nexus hybrid-electric VTOL air taxi at CES 2019. Bell Helicopter TextronSafran Helicopter EnginesElectric Power Systems (EPS) Textron eAviation Nexus 4EX