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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 · JetZero Z4 · all time

13 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
15/06/2026 Facility groundbreaking JetZero broke ground on its first manufacturing and final assembly campus, an 8-million-square-foot factory on 600-plus acres in Greensboro, North Carolina. JetZeroSiemens USA JetZero Z4
13/01/2026 Investment round JetZero raised approximately $175 million in its Series B financing led by B Capital, with participation from United Airlines Ventures, Northrop Grumman, 3M Ventures, and RTX Ventures. JetZeroNorthrop Grumman Corporation3M JetZero Z4
02/05/2025 Supplier qualification Hexcel was selected and is qualifying composite materials for JetZero's Z4 all-wing aircraft under the FAA's FAST programme structural demonstration stage. Hexcel CorporationJetZero JetZero Z4
20/03/2025 Partnership agreement signed Altair and JetZero joined forces to drive next-generation aerospace innovation, with JetZero using Altair FlightStream for CFD simulations on its blended-wing aircraft. Altair Engineering, Inc.JetZero JetZero Z4
06/03/2025 Partnership agreement signed RTX entered three agreements with JetZero: Pratt & Whitney to integrate the PW2040 engine and APU, and Collins Aerospace to provide nacelle and propulsion mounting structure for JetZero's Raytheon Technologies Corporation (Corporate Headquarters)JetZeroPratt & Whitney Canada JetZero Z4Boeing 787 DreamlinerAirbus A350
05/03/2025 Partnership agreement signed JetZero and Delta Air Lines signed a partnership for Delta to provide operational expertise to support development of JetZero's blended-wing-body aircraft. JetZero JetZero Z4
01/01/2025 Equity stake acquisition United Airlines Ventures invested in JetZero in 2025, including a path to order up to 100 aircraft with an option for 100 more. JetZeroRaytheon Technologies Corporation (Corporate Headquarters)3M JetZero Z4
04/11/2024 Contract award JetZero finalised a contract with BAE Systems to supply pilot controls and actuation controllers for the full-scale blended wing body demonstrator flight control system. JetZeroBAE Systems Electronic SystemsBAE Systems Electronic Systems JetZero Z4