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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 · Diamond DA42 Twin Star · all time

31 facts on record · showing the newest 8 — narrow the query for the rest

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
20/05/2026 Flight test milestone AutoFlight completed a heterogeneous three-aircraft formation demonstration flight comprising one V5000 Matrix and two V2000-series eVTOL aircraft. AutoFlight AutoFlight MatrixAutoFlight Prosperity 1COMAC C919
17/04/2026 Regulatory approval Diamond Aircraft confirmed certification of the Garmin GWX 8000 Weather Radar, GTS 800 Traffic System, and GTX 345DR ADS-B In/Out for the DA62 at AERO Friedrichshafen 2026. Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH Diamond DA42 Twin StarDiamond DA50 RGDiamond DA62
01/02/2026 First flight AutoFlight's V5000CGH cargo hybrid-electric variant completed its transition flight in February 2026. AutoFlight AutoFlight MatrixAutoFlight Prosperity 1COMAC C919
28/10/2025 Ground test milestone Aurora Flight Sciences completed a test campaign validating the interface between the Centaur's mission management system and the Autonomy Core framework using the upgraded Centaur HILSim. Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing Company Aurora SKIRON-XDiamond DA42 Twin Star
27/07/2023 Facility opening Cranfield Aerospace Solutions unveiled its newly refurbished hangar and R&D facility at Cranfield University campus after major renovation works. Cranfield Aerospace Solutions LtdCranfield University AerospaceBritten-Norman Britten-Norman BN2 IslanderDiamond DA40 Diamond StarDiamond DA42 Twin Star
04/07/2019 Flight test milestone TUM and project partners demonstrated a fully automatic landing using vision-assisted navigation without ground-based systems on a modified Diamond DA42 research aircraft. Institute of Flight System Dynamics, Technical University of Munich (TUM)Institute of Flight Guidance, Technical University of Braunschweig Diamond DA42 Twin Star
09/06/2017 Product launch Diamond Aircraft and PIDSO jointly developed and revealed the BLADE antenna, combining S-band and C-band reception in a single unit. Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbHPIDSO - Propagation Ideas & Solutions GmbH Diamond DA62Diamond DA42 Twin Star
01/01/2017 Product launch Diamond Aircraft Industries introduced the Garmin G1000 NXi integrated flight deck to its piston product line including the DA62, DA42-VI, DA42 NG, and DA40 NG. Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbHGarmin International Diamond DA40 Diamond StarDiamond DA42 Twin StarDiamond DA62