Super King Air 200 Deploys Garmin Autoland During Depressurization

king air 200 in hangar

This Super King Air 200 became the first aircraft to deploy the Garmin Autoland system during a flight Dec. 20, 2025.

Credit: Buffalo River Aviation
A Super King Air 200 became the first aircraft to deploy the Garmin Autoland system in an emergency, which engaged and landed the aircraft after it experienced a rapid, uncommanded loss of pressurization after departing from Aspen, Colorado, on Dec. 20. The two pilots on board, who were...
Molly McMillin

Molly McMillin, a 30-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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