Icon Aircraft To Slash Hundreds Of Jobs, Cut Production Rate

William Garvey Jessica A. Salerno Molly McMillin August 20, 2019

On Aug. 2, Icon Aircraft announced it would cut hundreds of jobs and the production rate of its A5 model because of reduced demand and the loss of funding from its Chinese investors — the latter a byproduct of the U.S.-China trade turmoil, according to Thomas Wieners, Icon president and COO. In...

William Garvey

Bill was Editor-in-Chief of Business & Commercial Aviation from 2000 to 2020. During his stewardship, the monthly magazine received scores of awards for editorial excellence.

Jessica A. Salerno

Jessica is Executive Editor of Business & Commercial Aviation magazine. She started as Editor of ShowNews Online, Aviation Week's on-site trade show daily published at the Paris Air Show, NBAA Annual Convention, Singapore Air Show and at other significant aerospace gatherings.

Molly McMillin

Molly McMillin, a 25-year aviation journalist, is managing editor of business aviation for the Aviation Week Network and editor-in-chief of The Weekly of Business Aviation, an Aviation Week market intelligence report.

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