"Icon will own or control all manufacturing operations related to its composite fabrication in Mexico," Hawkins wrote in an email to Flying. "Parts will be made on Icon tooling, by Icon processes, to Icon standards, in Icon facilities. Just as before, composite parts will be shipped to Icon's California facility for painting, systems installation, final aircraft assembly, testing, and final delivery. Icon has made this change in order to improve and control the manufacturing process while simultaneously reducing costs."