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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 · Otto Celera 500L · all time

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
27/08/2024 Government funding award The FAA awarded Otto Aviation a $7 million grant under the FAST-Tech program to advance transonic natural laminar flow technology for sustainable aviation. Otto Aerospace (was Otto Aviation Group LLC) Otto Celera 500L
15/06/2022 Partnership agreement signed ZeroAvia and Otto Aviation signed a collaboration agreement to integrate ZeroAvia's ZA600 hydrogen-electric engines into Otto's Celera aircraft. Otto Aerospace (was Otto Aviation Group LLC)ZeroAvia, Inc Otto Celera 500L
01/11/2021 Programme completion Otto Aviation concluded Phase One testing of the Celera 500L with 55 successful test flights and approximately 51 hours of flight time. Otto Aerospace (was Otto Aviation Group LLC) Otto Celera 500L
02/12/2020 Supplier selection Otto Aviation selected ESTECO's VOLTA platform as its MDO and simulation process data management framework for the Celera 500L aircraft. ESTECOOtto Aerospace (was Otto Aviation Group LLC) Otto Celera 500L
01/12/2020 Product launch Otto Aviation announced the Celera 500L, a flight-tested full-scale prototype maximising laminar flow for reduced drag and 80% lower emissions than comparable aircraft. Otto Aerospace (was Otto Aviation Group LLC)RED Aircraft GmbH Otto Celera 500L
28/08/2020 Flight test milestone Otto Aviation's full-scale Celera 500L prototype completed 31 successful test flights validating its laminar-flow aerodynamic performance goals. Otto Aerospace (was Otto Aviation Group LLC) Otto Celera 500L