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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 · Boeing X-66A · all time

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
03/04/2025 Contract award Astronics Corporation was awarded a contract to supply the Frequency Converter Unit for the NASA and Boeing X-66 Transonic Truss-Braced Wing demonstrator. Astronics CorporationBoeing Commercial AirplanesAstronics Advanced Electronic Systems (AES) Boeing X-66A
22/07/2024 Supplier selection Boeing selected Safran Electrical & Power to provide the electrical power generation system for the NASA and Boeing X-66A TTBW aircraft demonstrator. Woodward Inc.NASA Armstrong Flight Research CenterBoeing Commercial Airplanes Boeing X-66A
22/07/2024 Supplier selection Boeing selected Woodward, Inc to provide rotary actuation solutions for the NASA and Boeing X-66A Transonic Truss-braced Wing aircraft demonstrator. Woodward Inc.NASA Armstrong Flight Research CenterBoeing Commercial Airplanes Boeing X-66A
03/10/2023 Supplier selection Boeing selected Pratt & Whitney and Collins Aerospace to support the X-66A Sustainable Flight Demonstrator with GTF engines, nacelles, and engine accessories. Pratt & Whitney Large Commercial EnginesBoeing Commercial AirplanesNASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Boeing X-66A
17/08/2023 Programme launch Boeing ferried an MD-90 from Victorville, CA to Palmdale to be modified into the X-66A TTBW demonstrator for NASA's Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project. Boeing Commercial AirplanesNASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Boeing X-66A
25/07/2023 Partnership agreement signed Boeing and NASA signed a sustainability coalition agreement with Alaska, American, Delta, Southwest, and United Airlines to advise the X-66A Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project. Boeing Commercial AirplanesNASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Boeing X-66A
26/06/2013 Facility opening Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing company, opened the Aurora Swiss Aerospace office in Luzern, Switzerland on 26 June 2013. Aurora Swiss AerospaceAurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing CompanyWisk Aero LLC Aurora Flight Sciences OdysseusBoeing PAVBoeing X-66A