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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 · Airbus A380 · all time

119 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
21/09/2026 Facility expansion Airbus invested £150 million to convert its former A380 wing production facility at Broughton, UK, into an A321 wing production line. Airbus UKAirbus Belfast (was Spirit AeroSystems) Airbus A380Airbus A220Airbus A320
15/06/2026 Facility opening Airbus inaugurated its second modernised A320 family final assembly line at the Jean-Luc Lagardère facility in Toulouse, France. Airbus S.A.S.Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility Airbus Deutschland GmbH Airbus A320Airbus A380
05/03/2026 Government funding award The Clean Aviation public-private partnership awarded €100 million in funding to the TAKE OFF project consortium led by Safran Aircraft Engines to develop and flight-demonstrate an Open Fan engine Safran Aircraft EnginesCFM International Inc.Airbus Group SE Airbus A380
29/08/2025 Product launch Aerospace Technologies Group publicly launched the aerLuxe window shade system, a new cabin shading solution for VIP and first-class aircraft applications. Aerospace Technologies Group Boeing 777Airbus A380Airbus A350
16/06/2025 Product launch Safran Aero Boosters announced its 'e-artemis' high-speed low pressure compressor prototype for Open Fan engines was ready for testing under CFM RISE. Safran Aero BoostersGE Aerospace EnginesSafran Aircraft Engines Airbus A320Boeing 737Boeing 787 Dreamliner
11/06/2025 Programme launch Toray Advanced Composites, Daher and TARMAC Aerosave launched a joint recycling programme for end-of-life thermoplastic composites from retired Airbus A380 aircraft, supported by Airbus. Toray Advanced Composites (NL)DaherDaher Shap'In TechCenter Airbus A380
01/01/2023 Flight test milestone GE Aerospace completed testing on its 10th engine model using 100% SAF since 2016, reaching a new milestone for the company and its joint ventures. GE Aerospace EnginesSafran Aircraft EnginesCFM International Inc. Boeing 777Boeing 737Airbus A380
19/07/2022 Partnership agreement signed Airbus and CFM International announced a collaboration to flight test CFM's open fan engine architecture on an Airbus A380 as part of the CFM RISE programme. Airbus S.A.S.CFM International S.A.Safran Aircraft Engines Airbus A380