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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 · Skyfly Axe · all time

12 facts on record · showing the newest 8 — narrow the query for the rest

The table pans sideways — swipe for the rest of the columns ›
DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
20/10/2026 Investment round Skyfly Technologies closed a $10 million seed round led by HICO Investment Group with participation from Archangel to advance the Axe eVTOL to certification. Skyfly Technologies Ltd.Experimental Aircraft Association - EAA Skyfly AxeRobinson R22 Beta II
05/01/2026 Product launch Skyfly unveiled VRM-2, the UK's first fully mobile eVTOL flight simulator combining virtual reality with motion cueing, developed in collaboration with Myriad. Skyfly Technologies Ltd.Embention Skyfly Axe
07/10/2025 Regulatory approval The FAA granted an Experimental Permit to Skyfly's Axe prototype (SN001, registration N250EV), authorising piloted flight testing in the USA. Skyfly Technologies Ltd. Skyfly Axe
01/04/2025 Regulatory approval The UK CAA authorised Skyfly's test pilots to begin testing airborne transitions between hover and wing-borne flight modes with the Axe VCA. Skyfly Technologies Ltd. Skyfly Axe
07/03/2025 Flight test milestone Skyfly's Axe VCA completed its first wing-borne piloted fixed-wing flights, reaching up to 17 minutes duration at up to 2,500ft, with stable and controllable flight confirmed. Skyfly Technologies Ltd. Skyfly Axe
22/01/2025 Investment round Skyfly Technologies closed its latest round of funding from existing and new investors to expand its engineering team and develop a new production-ready powertrain and hybrid system. Skyfly Technologies Ltd. Skyfly Axe
20/11/2024 Flight test milestone Skyfly's Axe SN001 eVTOL completed the first phase of manned test flights, covering hover, vertical take-off and landing, and low-speed rotor-borne flight. Skyfly Technologies Ltd. Skyfly Axe
16/10/2024 First flight The Skyfly Axe 2-seat eVTOL completed its maiden crewed flight following over 200 unmanned tests to tune its flight controller. Skyfly Technologies Ltd. Skyfly Axe