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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 · Gulfstream G550 · all time

37 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
12/09/2023 Aircraft first delivery BAE Systems and L3Harris Technologies delivered the first EC-37B Compass Call aircraft to the U.S. Air Force for combined developmental and operational testing. BAE Systems plcL3Harris Technologies, Inc.Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Gulfstream G550
01/08/2023 Production milestone The Gulfstream G550 fleet completed its 1 millionth landing, having logged 2.6 million flight hours. Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Gulfstream G550Gulfstream G650Gulfstream G500/G600
05/04/2021 Flight test milestone BAE Systems and the US Air Force successfully flight tested SABER technology across 11 flights of an EC-130H from Davis Monthan AFB, Arizona. BAE Systems Electronic Systems Gulfstream G550
23/12/2019 Production milestone Gulfstream Aerospace delivered its 600th G550 to a customer at its Brunswick, Georgia facility. Gulfstream Aerospace CorporationRolls-Royce Deutschland Gulfstream G550
18/07/2017 Production milestone Gulfstream Aerospace Corp delivered its 550th Gulfstream G550 business jet. Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Gulfstream G550
01/07/2016 Flight test milestone Gulfstream and Honeywell began flight testing of Jet ConneX on a Honeywell-owned G650 aircraft in July 2016. Gulfstream Aerospace CorporationInmarsat Ltd Gulfstream G650Gulfstream G550Gulfstream G450
19/05/2015 Supplier selection Gulfstream Aerospace selected ViaSat as the sole source Ku-band equipment supplier for in-flight connectivity on its large cabin business jets. Viasat Inc.Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Gulfstream G450Gulfstream G500/G600Gulfstream G550
18/06/2014 Contract award M.C. Gill Corporation was awarded a multi-year, multi-product contract by Gulfstream Aerospace to supply composite panels for the G450, G550, and G650. The Gill Corporation Gulfstream G450Gulfstream G550Gulfstream G650