by Dan Johnson | Jan 13, 2023 | ICON Aircraft, LSA business, LSA market share, LSA Market Shares, Powrachute Corporation, Splog, Van's Aircraft, Inc., Zenith Aircraft Co.
The year started with hope. As 2022 arrived, America and most countries (China excepted) were emerging from two years of difficult lockdowns and Covid. The good news was that a flood of money from the U.S. government had buoyed the stock market and I’ve long observed...
by Dan Johnson | Jan 21, 2022 | LSA business, LSA market share, LSA Market Shares, Splog
Barely after we rang in the new year, here’s a review of 2021 market shares and info regarding the state of the light, recreational aircraft industry. After a surprisingly strong 2020 despite Covid, 2021 returned to Earth a bit but with some shifting between...
by Dan Johnson | Aug 16, 2021 | LSA business, LSA market share, LSA Market Shares, Pipistrel LSA s.r.l., Shark US, Shark.Aero, Splog, Tecnam Costruzioni Aeronautiche
For a week last month, the center of the aviation universe was headquartered in Oshkosh, Wisconsin — population around 50,000 until AirVenture brings in five times that many on the biggest days. AirVenture Oshkosh is arguably the most important aviation event in the...
by Dan Johnson | Mar 20, 2021 | Aeroprakt USA, Evolution Trikes, LSA business, LSA market share, LSA Market Shares, Magni Gyro S.r.l., Magni USA LLC, Scoda (Edra) Aeronautica, Splog
Everyone knows 2020 was arguably the most unusual year in anyone’s recollection. In such a time of global upheaval, how did the light aircraft industry fare? This report took a bit more time as the effort to begin counting Part 103 ultralights altered our view of the...
