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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 · Pipistrel Virus · all time

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

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
20/07/2026 Product launch Pipistrel introduced the Voyager, a next-generation two-seat training aircraft designed for flight schools, debuting at EAA AirVenture 2026 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Textron Aviation Inc.Pipistrel d.o.o.Experimental Aircraft Association - EAA Pipistrel VirusCessna 172 Skyhawk
01/12/2025 Type certification Aerocivil issued Colombian RAC-VLA type certificates to Pipistrel for the Explorer, Velis Club, and X-Eye, the first such certifications issued by Aerocivil. Pipistrel d.o.o.Textron Aviation Inc. Pipistrel Virus
12/11/2025 Regulatory approval Transport Canada validated the type certificates for the Pipistrel Explorer, Velis Club, and Velis Electro aircraft. Pipistrel d.o.o.Textron Aviation Inc. Pipistrel Virus
18/12/2024 Partnership agreement signed NLR and zepp.solutions concluded an agreement for zepp to develop a hydrogen fuel cell system for NLR's Pipistrel Velis Electro research aircraft. NLR - Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centrezepp.solutions BV Pipistrel Virus
01/01/2024 Type certification The Pipistrel Velis Electro's electric engine received type certification validation in Canada, the first electric engine to do so. Pipistrel d.o.o.Textron Aviation Inc. Pipistrel Virus
01/01/2024 Regulatory approval The Pipistrel Velis Electro received an FAA LSA airworthiness exemption. Pipistrel d.o.o.Textron Aviation Inc. Pipistrel Virus
18/04/2022 Executive appointment Rob Scholl was named president and CEO of Textron eAviation following the completion of the Pipistrel acquisition. Pipistrel d.o.o.Textron eAviationTextron Aviation Inc. Pipistrel Virus
20/01/2022 Product launch Pipistrel launched the Explorer, a new EASA type-certified normal-category aircraft approved for night-VFR, intentional spins, and glider-towing, intended for pilot training and private use. Pipistrel d.o.o. Pipistrel Virus