Special Olympics Airlift:
Some 105 Citation flights arrived at Mercer County Airport, carrying approximately 700 athletes, coaches and family members.
Whelen Engineering’s Sovereign, callsign “Dove One,” was the first of the 105 participating aircraft to land at Trenton Mercer, transporting athletes from Columbus, Ohio, to the games, which ran from June 14 to 21.
Whelen Engineering’s Sovereign, callsign “Dove One,” was the first of the 105 participating aircraft to land at Trenton Mercer, transporting athletes from Columbus, Ohio, to the games, which ran from June 14 to 21.

Asked to describe what he thought of the Citation Special Olympics Airlift (CSOA), Pete Bunce started to speak, but nothing came out of his mouth. The president and CEO of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association looked around the ramp, waved a hand in the direction of all the tents, tugs, fuel trucks, hundreds of volunteers and, of course, a procession of Citation jets, but the words just weren’t there.