Fri, Aug 12, 2011
Unprecedented Sales Raise over $28,000 For EAA Young
Eagles
ICON Aircraft announced that it received 143 deposits for its A5
amphibious Light Sport Aircraft during the weeklong 2011 EAA
AirVenture Show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The new orders take
ICON’s order book to position #694, and represent record
levels of interest for sport flying and the ICON A5
specifically.
To celebrate EAA AirVenture and support the Young Eagles, ICON
offered a special promotion during the week that lowered the
deposit for an A5 from $5,000 to $2,000 and also matched 10% of
each deposit value ($200) with a contribution to EAA Young
Eagles. The company’s orders for the week
generated over $28,000 for the program.
“We are both thrilled and humbled by the overwhelming
interest in sport flying and the ICON A5,” said ICON founder
and CEO Kirk Hawkins. “The unprecedented 143 deposits
demonstrate the tremendous demand for ICON’s consumer-focused
approach toward aviation and its blend of world-class design with
engineering. Additionally, given ICON’s core mission to
grow aviation by reaching out to all those who have only dreamed
about it, especially the younger generation, we are also excited to
be able to support the Young Eagles with such a material financial
donation. There are millions of people out there who would love to
fly; we just need to reach out to them with products that inspire
them.”
ICON Vice President of Sales Craig Bowers added, “Although
we anticipated increased sales because of the Oshkosh/Young Eagles
promotion, this year’s Oshkosh sales significantly exceeded
our estimates. This order rate is even more impressive given that
deliveries have not yet started, and the positions we are currently
assigning are mid-2015 deliveries. Customers are locking in
their delivery positions now because they expect a surge in orders
once production starts, and we believe we’re seeing just the
tip of the iceberg. It’s an exciting time for
aviation.”
ICON continues to work toward starting the production of the A5,
and announced during the show that their flying prototype aircraft
made its first flight with its production wing design on Thursday
the 25th of July.
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