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First real-world Garmin autoland saves King Air after pilot collapse

Could an AI system now be a better co‑pilot than a human in a crisis? That question gained urgency on December 20, 2025, when ...
Aviation Week Network

Super King Air 200 Deploys Garmin Autoland During Depressurization

A Super King Air 200 became the first aircraft to deploy the Garmin Autoland system in an emergency, which engaged and landed ...

Emergency in Colorado: Garmin autopilot lands aircraft without human assistance

A Beechcraft King Air B200 landed autonomously in Colorado on December 20, after the pilot became incapacitated.
Seeking Alpha

Garmin Autoland and Autothrottle now certified for retrofit installations in select Beechcraft King Air 350 aircraft

OLATHE, Kan., Aug. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Garmin (NYSE: GRMN) today announced Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification of Garmin Autoland and Garmin Autothrottle for select G1000 ® ...
Business Wire

Textron Aviation Special Missions begins deliveries of U.S. Navy Beechcraft King Air 260 Multi-Engine Training System (METS) Aircraft

WICHITA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Textron Aviation today announced it delivered the first two of up to 64 Multi-Engine Training System (METS) Beechcraft King Air 260 aircraft contracted by Naval ...
AeroTime

Mexican Navy King Air crashes in Galveston Bay, killing at least five

A Mexican Navy Beechcraft King Air on a medical transport mission crashed into Galveston Bay in Texas, killing at least five ...
Seeking Alpha

Revolutionary Garmin Autoland and Autothrottle to become available for retrofit installations in select Beechcraft King Air aircraft

OLATHE, Kan., July 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Garmin (NYSE: GRMN) today announced imminent Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification to bring Garmin Autoland and Garmin Autothrottle to the ...
Janes

Malta signs for additional AW139 helicopter, King Air B200 maritime patrol aircraft

Malta has signed for an additional Leonardo AW139 helicopter and a Beechcraft King Air B200 aircraft to bolster its ...