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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 · Bell APT 70 · all time

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
02/02/2022 Flight test milestone Bell Textron's Autonomous Pod Transport completed a ground-based Detect and Avoid demonstration flight fulfilling an extension of its NASA Systems Integration and Operationalisation project. Bell Helicopter Textron Bell APT 70Bell 429
01/02/2021 Flight test milestone Hillwood and Bell demonstrated the first North Texas UAS point-to-point package delivery using the Bell APT at AllianceTexas Mobility Innovation Zone, flying a four-mile route. Bell Helicopter Textron Bell APT 70
09/12/2020 Flight test milestone Bell's Autonomous Pod Transport flew with 110 lbs of payload over an 8-mile route at its Fort Worth testing site, with the programme surpassing 300 flights to date. Bell Helicopter Textron Bell APT 70
30/09/2020 Flight test milestone Bell APT 70 completed a BVLOS flight demonstration in an urban environment transitioning into and out of Class B airspace as part of NASA's SIO activity. Bell Helicopter TextronNASA Armstrong Flight Research CenterXWing, Inc. Bell APT 70
17/02/2020 Flight test milestone Bell's APT completed its first beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flight carrying 60 lbs of payload at a testing site in Oklahoma. Bell Helicopter Textron Bell APT 70
16/12/2019 Partnership agreement signed Bell and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma signed an agreement in early 2020 establishing a flight test location for Bell's unmanned vehicles. Bell Helicopter Textron Bell APT 70
26/08/2019 Flight test milestone Bell Textron successfully completed the first autonomous flight of the Autonomous Pod Transport APT 70 at its testing site near Fort Worth. Bell Helicopter Textron Bell APT 70