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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 · AutoFlight CarryAll · all time

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
05/02/2026 Product launch AutoFlight publicly unveiled the Matrix, described as the world's first 5-ton class eVTOL aircraft, at its low-altitude flight test facility. AutoFlight AutoFlight MatrixAutoFlight CarryAllAutoFlight V400 Albatross
23/07/2025 Aircraft first delivery AutoFlight delivered the CarryAll eVTOL aircraft to Heli Chuangxing Intelligent, marking the first delivery of a type-certified eVTOL exceeding one-ton MTOW. AutoFlight AutoFlight CarryAllAutoFlight Prosperity 1
21/07/2025 Regulatory approval China's CAAC issued the Airworthiness Certificate for AutoFlight's CarryAll eVTOL on 21 July 2025, completing all three required airworthiness approvals (TC, PC, AC). AutoFlight AutoFlight CarryAllAutoFlight Prosperity 1
10/04/2025 Facility groundbreaking AutoFlight broke ground on a new assembly and exhibition facility in Wuhan's Hanyang District, its first manufacturing presence in Central China. AutoFlight AutoFlight CarryAllAutoFlight Prosperity 1
24/12/2024 Regulatory approval The CAAC granted AutoFlight's CarryAll a Production Certificate, making it the world's first production licence for a 2-ton eVTOL aircraft. AutoFlight AutoFlight CarryAll
13/05/2024 Flight test milestone AutoFlight's CarryAll completed a chartered test flight at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, marking the first ton-class eVTOL flight at a 4F-class airport. AutoFlightAutoFlight Europe AutoFlight CarryAll
15/11/2023 Product launch AutoFlight launched a high-payload firefighting eVTOL programme and debuted a fully functional prototype based on its CarryAll at Dubai Airshow 2023. AutoFlight USA AutoFlight CarryAll