Understanding what’s happening at Icon Aircraft today demands a quick look at continuous quality improvement, a culture-driven process widely used in automobile manufacturing to help companies manage ...

Icon Aircraft, the US-based manufacturer of the A5 amphibious light-sport aircraft, has filed for bankruptcy protection in US court and is seeking a buyer as part of a broad restructuring. The ...

ICON Aircraft said it has incorporated performance-enhancing upgrades into the 2024 ICON A5 amphibious light sport aircraft (LSA) that shorten its takeoff distance and boost useful load. The ...

We soar above the new Tappan Zee Bridge spanning the Hudson River just north of Manhattan, in no particular hurry as the dramatic, canted towers drift below us. We’re flying—not at transonic speeds ...

The ICON A5 is an amphibious light-sport aircraft (LSA) that inspires recreational pilots, handling water landings with full (30-degree) flaps. It was first flown in 2008, and production began in ...

Recreational flying is a favorite pastime for many people across the world. ICON Aircraft’s mission is to foster that adventure-seeking passion, and it’s attempting to do just that with the ...

US aerospace company Icon Aircraft expects the Federal Aviation Administration will certificate its A5 amphibian as a “primary category” aircraft by late 2021 – a milestone the company says will ...

A new aircraft company has touched down at Santa Monica Airport, touting a futuristic airplane and an ambitious business plan. ICON Aircraft, which is headquartered in Northern California, opened its ...

Jason Huang has been named president of Vacaville-based ICON Aircraft, maker of the ICON A5 light sport aircraft. The company stated that Huang has more than 30 years of engineering and management ...

After almost a decade of anticipation, research and development, rigorous test flights, and $100 million in costs, Icon Aircraft, a consumer plane manufacturer based in Vacaville, California, has sold ...