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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 · Natilus Kona / Horizon · all time

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Date	Event	What happened	Company	Program
21/10/2026	Government funding award	The U.S. Department of the Air Force awarded Natilus $3.5 million in RDT&E funding via OE-I and SAF/IE to advance the Kona blended-wing-body regional freighter toward full-scale flight testing.	Natilus	Natilus Kona / Horizon
10/02/2026	Investment round	Natilus closed a $28 million Series A round led by Draper Associates, with investors including Type One Ventures, The Veterans Fund, and Flexport.	Natilus Boeing Commercial Airplanes Airbus S.A.S.	Natilus Kona / Horizon Boeing 737 Airbus A320
10/02/2026	Programme launch	Natilus reconfigured its Horizon Evo aircraft into a dual-deck blended-wing-body design following discussions with the FAA and airline customers.	Natilus Pratt & Whitney Large Commercial Engines CFM International Inc.	Natilus Kona / Horizon
01/07/2025	Patent grant	Natilus was awarded a patent for the Kona aircraft's diamond-shaped cargo bay.	Natilus Boeing Commercial Airplanes Airbus S.A.S.	Natilus Kona / Horizon Boeing 737 Airbus A320
01/07/2025	Product launch	Natilus unveiled the interior cabin design of its Horizon 200-passenger blended-wing body aircraft, targeting competition with the Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus A321neo.	Natilus	Natilus Kona / Horizon Boeing 737 Airbus A320
30/04/2025	Partnership agreement signed	Natilus formed a strategic partnership with Palantir Technologies to deploy Palantir's AI-based Warp Speed platform for aircraft design, manufacturing, and supply chain operations.	Natilus Palantir Technologies Holdings, LLC	Natilus Kona / Horizon
23/10/2024	Product launch	Natilus debuted its Horizon blended-wing-body passenger aircraft concept, capable of carrying 200 passengers on intercontinental routes.	Natilus Boeing Company	Natilus Kona / Horizon Boeing 737 Airbus A320
25/05/2023	Partnership agreement signed	Natilus and ZeroAvia established a strategic partnership to jointly develop hydrogen-electric engines, with ZeroAvia's ZA600 as the sole propulsion source for the Natilus Kona cargo UAV.	ZeroAvia, Inc Natilus Textron Aviation Inc.	Natilus Kona / Horizon Cessna 208 Caravan