Bou replacement is long overdue, but a Beechcraft is not and never will be a suitable replacement.
Forget the notion that the Kingair is a replacement for the Bou It is an interim, no one is expecting it to all the things a Bou can. No other aircraft can. Even the C27 wont 'replace' the Bou anything bought is a capability change.
As much as anything it is about training a whole bunch of analogue Bou drivers about flying a digital aircraft in preparation for the real new tac transport a/c.
Fair point on the corporate knowledge extending beyond the pilots. As per usual only thinking about my own kind.