Like general aviation manufacturers across the spectrum, ICON Aircraft notched quite a few milestones in 2022—including appearances in both GA standbys like Sun n Fun and EAA AirVenture—where it debuted its enclosed trailer option—but also the Detroit Auto Show, where it hoped to entice new folks to general aviation. All in all, ICON figures it has given more than 400 flights to prospective owners over the course of 2022, more than one a day.
With a fleet totaling 165 in the field—and on the water and in the air—ICON reports that the A5 has notched more than 30,000 hours. Part 23 type certification lies just over the horizon, by its estimates, and that date looks to be hitting around the end of Q1 2023. With the TC in hand, the company can expand its international footprint, and it’s in the hunt for sales partners to make that happen.
