The Air Current
• Elan Head
First in‑flight use of Garmin Emergency Autoland exposes FAA and Garmin accountability gaps
The first in‑flight deployment of Garmin's Emergency Autoland has revealed accountability gaps between Garmin and the FAA after both had assumed the system would be used for pilot incapacitation — an expectation that was reversed in December. The incident raises immediate questions about certification assumptions, vendor responsibility and regulator oversight.
