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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 · Sarla Aviation Shunya · all time

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
08/08/2026 Facility opening Sarla Aviation opened its new headquarters in Bengaluru on 8 August 2026. Sarla Aviation Pvt. Ltd.Jeppesen ForeFlight, Inc. (Jeppesen)Hexcel Composites Sarla Aviation Shunya
08/08/2026 Regulatory approval India's DGCA granted Sarla Aviation its Design Organisation Approval on 8 August 2026, the fastest-ever DOA in Indian aviation history. Sarla Aviation Pvt. Ltd.Jeppesen ForeFlight, Inc. (Jeppesen)Hexcel Composites Sarla Aviation Shunya
01/07/2026 Equity stake acquisition IndiGo Ventures acquired a stake in Sarla Aviation, drawn by the capital efficiency and pace of the Sylla demonstrator programme. Sarla Aviation Pvt. Ltd.Volocopter GmbHWisk Aero LLC Sarla Aviation Shunya
01/07/2026 Programme completion Sarla Aviation completed the six-month flight test campaign for Sylla, its half-scale eVTOL demonstrator, logging over 500 tests and 18 hours of flight time in India. Sarla Aviation Pvt. Ltd.Volocopter GmbHWisk Aero LLC Sarla Aviation Shunya
22/12/2025 Ground test milestone Sarla Aviation commenced ground testing of its half-scale eVTOL demonstrator SYLLA SYL-X1 at the company's Bengaluru test facility. Sarla Aviation Pvt. Ltd. Sarla Aviation Shunya
27/01/2025 Product launch Sarla Aviation unveiled its first eVTOL air taxi 'Shunya', a six-seater aircraft, at the Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025 in Delhi. Sarla Aviation Pvt. Ltd. Sarla Aviation Shunya
15/01/2025 Investment round Sarla Aviation raised USD 10 million in a Series A1 round led by Accel and Nikhil Kamath, with participation from Binny Bansal, Sriharsha Majety, and other angel investors. Sarla Aviation Pvt. Ltd. Sarla Aviation Shunya
01/01/2024 Company formation Sarla Aviation was founded in 2024 by Adrian Schmidt, Rakesh Gaonkar, and Shivam Chauhan. Sarla Aviation Pvt. Ltd. Sarla Aviation Shunya