Icon Aircraft Co-Founder Kirk Hawkins Dies In Wingsuit Accident

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Jeremy Kariuki
August 22, 2025

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Icon Aircraft Co-Founder and former U.S. Air Force Pilot Kirk Hawkins, 58, died following a wingsuit accident in Switzerland. The accident, which occurred on Aug. 19, involved Hawkins and three other wingsuit divers jumping from a helicopter in the Swiss Alps, according to reports. Hawkins…

Jeremy Kariuki

Jeremy Kariuki is Associate Editor for Business Aviation, based in Atlanta. Before joining Aviation Week in April 2023, Jeremy served as a writer for FLYING Magazine, FreightWaves and the Center for Sustainable Journalism.

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