by Dan Johnson | Dec 26, 2024 | Airtime Aviation, Inc. (Fly CT), Flight Design GmbH, ICON Aircraft, Splog
Icon Informs Customers Longtime Icon PR guy Brian Manning wrote recently. He informed me he would leaving Icon at the end of this year, adding, “I’ve experienced all the ups and downs of a startup aircraft company over the years, and I’m very proud of the...
by Dan Johnson | Jun 20, 2024 | A5, ICON Aircraft, LSA Seaplane, Splog
Icon Aircraft, creator of the A5 LSA seaplane, is in the spotlight again as bankruptcy proceedings finally come to a close. Short story: Icon will continue making aircraft, after the bankruptcy heard from a new buyer — not the buyer mentioned before in this recent...
by Dan Johnson | Jun 2, 2024 | A5, ICON Aircraft, LSA Seaplane, Splog
Icon is a global enterprise. While its headquarters remains in Vacaville, California, fabrication is done in Mexico, and ownership is in China. For some years, this American start-up has benefitted from Chinese investment. How much investment has this California...
by Dan Johnson | May 9, 2024 | A5, Aero Adventure, Inc., Aventura II, Aventura SLSA, ICON Aircraft, LSA Seaplane, Mosaic LSA, Progressive Aerodyne, Scoda (Edra) Aeronautica, SeaMax, Seamax Aircraft (formerly AirMax), Searey, SeaRey LSA, Splog, Super Petrel LS, Super Petrel USA, Vickers Aircraft Company, Ltd., Wave
One of the most active sectors in light aviation is LSA seaplanes. We’ve seen ups and downs, arrivals and departures of LSA seaplane producers. Admittedly, these flying machines are more complex than current-day LSA. For example, amphibs need retractable landing gear...
by Dan Johnson | Feb 29, 2024 | A5, BRP-Powertrain (Rotax Aircraft Engines), E-Props Propellers Company, ICON Aircraft, LSA Seaplane
Mosaic is coming! Are you ready? OK, Mosaic is still around 15 months away (based on FAA’s often-repeated statement). But good companies plan ahead for changes they can foresee. Icon is moving to increase capabilities on their A5 LSA seaplane… plus, the company is...
by Dan Johnson | Dec 23, 2023 | BRP-Powertrain (Rotax Aircraft Engines), ICON Aircraft, Junkers Aircraft, Splog
As the end of the year approaches and as excitement builds for 2024, I have some news items of interest to the light aircraft community. Right before Christmas, read about the maiden flight of Junkers side-by-side A60, a year-end recap provided by Icon Aircraft, and...
