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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 · Transcend Air Vy 400 · all time

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
08/05/2023 MoU signed Transcend Air executed an MoU with IAI North America designating IAI NA as its sole defense partner for military applications of the Vy Family VTOL aircraft. Transcend Air CorporationIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) North America Transcend Air Vy 400
28/01/2022 Competition downselect AFWERX selected Transcend Air Corporation as one of 11 companies from over 200 entrants to advance in the HSVTOL Concept Challenge and receive market research investment. Transcend Air CorporationGE Aerospace EnginesAir Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Transcend Air Vy 400
12/08/2021 Supplier selection Transcend Air Corporation selected Kaman Aerospace Group, Inc. to build the Vy 400 High Speed VTOL aircraft, with manufacturing at Kaman Aerospace Jacksonville. VAERO Jacksonville (was Kaman Aerospace)Transcend Air Corporation Transcend Air Vy 400
10/08/2021 Supplier selection Transcend Air Corporation selected a custom variant of GE's CT7-8 turboshaft to power its Vy 400 High Speed VTOL aircraft. Transcend Air CorporationGE Aerospace Engines Transcend Air Vy 400
05/04/2021 Contract award Transcend Air was awarded an AFWERX STTR R&D contract, with Auburn University, to develop simplified vehicle operation and nap-of-the-Earth VTOL flight for the Vy 400. Transcend Air Corporation Transcend Air Vy 400
05/12/2019 Partnership agreement signed Transcend Air Corporation partnered with Huslig Collective to design the luxury interior of the Vy 400R VTOL aircraft. Transcend Air Corporation Transcend Air Vy 400
21/03/2019 Partnership agreement signed BRS Aerospace and Transcend Air Corporation announced a partnership to integrate BRS whole-airframe parachute systems into the Vy 400 VTOL aircraft. BRS AerospaceTranscend Air Corporation Transcend Air Vy 400
06/11/2018 Teaming agreement VerdeGo Aero and Transcend Air announced a teaming arrangement to apply VerdeGo's IDEP hybrid-electric propulsion systems to future versions of Transcend's Vy 400 VTOL aircraft. VerdeGo AeroTranscend Air Corporation Transcend Air Vy 400