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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Icon A5 amphibious aircraft is slated for primary category certification, which will enable its export and registration in countries that do not recognize the light sport aircraft model. Icon ...

ICON CEO and Founder Kirk Hawkins released a statement Wednesday regarding the final report of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on the A5 aircraft crash that killed two men in May near ...

The US Federal Aviation Administration has granted Icon Aircraft’s A5 amphibious airframe type certification in the primary category, clearing the way for the aircraft type to be sold and registered ...

An A5 amphibious light sport aircraft on display at Icon Aircraft’s exhibit at the Experimental Aviation Association AirVenture Oshkosh event in July 2023. Credit: Molly McMillin Icon Aircraft based ...

Icon Aircraft is changing the world of private aviation to include sports flight. Inside the company’s newly opened showroom and test-flight facility at the Santa Monica Airport in Southern California ...

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 ...