ICON Aircraft

ICON Aircraft announced on Wednesday that it has completed assembly of its 200th A5 amphibious light sport aircraft (LSA). The first A5s were delivered to customers in 2017 with ICON reporting that there are currently owners in “30 states and 13 countries across five continents.” The A5 is manufactured at the company’s facility in Tijuana, […]

In this podcast recorded at AirVenture 2023, ICON Aircraft CEO Jerry Meyer sat down with AVweb to discuss a new propeller option for the A5, company updates and the potential effects of the recently proposed MOSAIC regulations.

When Genesah Duffy, chief pilot and senior director of flight operations for Icon Aircraft, took off for a return-to-service shakedown flight in one of the company’s A5 amphibians, she wasn’t expecting it to turn into an air-sea-rescue mission. With the little two-place seaplane just out of a 100-hour inspection, Duffy took off from the company’s […]

In an effort boost international sales, Icon Aircraft said it plans to certify its A5 amphib in the primary category later this year. It’s also adding more avionics choices, including a Garmin’s G3X Touch with autopilot. AVweb talked with Icon’s sales and product development VP Warren Curry about its certification, production and plans for international […]

ICON Aircraft has announced that it is now offering the Garmin G3X Touch flight display as an option for its A5 amphibious light sport aircraft (LSA). The new avionics package, which will include an optional two-axis autopilot, is expected to be available beginning early next year for limited edition model year 2021 A5s. The G3X […]

ICON Aircraft, which produces the A5 amphibious light sport aircraft (LSA), announced on Friday that it has named Jason Huang its new president. According to the company, Huang will oversee all business functions with a focus on “maintaining manufacturing excellence, product development and innovation and providing an ownership experience that is second to none.” The […]

When Icon came out of the ground in 2008, it proposed the A5, a sporty amphibious light sport airplane that would appeal to motor- and extreme-sports enthusiasts. But the company struggled with a long developmental period and serial production has been slow to materialize. In July 2019, with investment flagging, the company announced a major […]

Stung by the trade war with China that’s dried up investment capital, light sport manufacturer Icon said Friday that it’s reducing its workforce by 40 percent and cutting production to fewer than five airplanes a month. COO Thomas Wieners said in a conference call Friday afternoon that the workforce will decline from 650 workers to […]