Icon Aircraft, Inc. is a privately held American aircraft manufacturer headquartered in Vacaville, California. It was founded in 2006 by two Stanford graduates, the aviator Kirk Hawkins and the product designer Steen Strand, to develop and certify the Icon A5, an amphibious light-sport aircraft, a class the Federal Aviation Administration created in 2004. A proof-of-concept aircraft first flew in July 2008 and the A5 entered production in 2016. The company became known for bringing publicity and excitement to the light-sport segment, though legal, financial and development problems, and a string of early accidents, slowed its output after 2016. Icon filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in April 2024, and in August 2024 announced the sale of its assets to SG Investment America, which planned to create a new entity to manage them.
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headquartered in Vacaville, California, USA
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The company was founded in 2006 by two Stanford graduates, aviator Kirk Hawkins and product designer Steen Strand
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headquartered in Vacaville, California, USA
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is a privately held aircraft manufacturing company
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is a privately held aircraft manufacturing company
View the Source2. Aviation Week: Icon Aircraft Finalizes Asset Sale To SG Investment America
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SG Investment America has completed the asset purchase of Icon Aircraft
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