Aircraft
Textron Aviation Announces Another King Air Refresh
The Beechcraft King Air 260 is the latest airplane to receive an upgrade at Textron Aviation, the Wichita airframer announced at VBACE.
The Beechcraft King Air 260 will have many of the same features in the cockpit as the 360. (Image: Textron Aviation)
The Beechcraft King Air 260 will have many of the same features in the cockpit as the 360. (Image: Textron Aviation)

Textron Aviation today unveiled the Beechcraft King Air 260, the latest King Air to receive a refresh with nearly all the same new features as the King Air 360, which the Wichita-based airframer announced in August. “We are bringing the latest technological advancements to the King Air 260 cockpit that not only bring greater ease of operation for pilots, they bring a whole new era of flying for this renowned aircraft,” said Textron Aviation senior v-p of sales and flight operations Rob Scholl during the company’s virtual news conference today at VBACE.