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Textron Aviation Announces King Air 260 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,” Textron Aviation senior v-p of sales and flight operations Rob Scholl said today at NBAA-VBACE. Like the 360, the 260’s cockpit will be equipped with Innovative Solutions & Support’s (IS&S) ThrustSense Autothrottle, digital pressurization controller, and Collins Aerospace’s Multi-Scan RTA-4112 weather radar. Newly designed seats created originally for the 360 through a pressure-mapping process complete the 260’s upgrades. Production of the 260 has begun, and certification and initial deliveries are expected in early 2021. List price is $6.7 million. The company also announced that it has obtained STCs for the IS&S ThrustSense Autothrottle on King Air 200s equipped with Pro Line Fusion avionics. It expects similar STC approval soon for King Air 300-series turboprops equipped with Pro Line 21 avionics. On the Cessna side of the house, Scholl noted that production line flow on the newest airplane, the SkyCourier turboprop twin, will begin in early 2021 with type certification anticipated later that year.