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Special Olympics Volunteer Airlift Seeks 'Strong Finish'

This is the eighth time Textron Aviation has organized the Special Olympics airlift.

Under Textron Aviation's Special Olympics airlift, operators and owners of Beechcraft, Cessna Citation, and Hawker business jets and turboprops provide their aircraft, pilots, and fuel to transport athletes and their coaches to the Special Olympics USA Games. (Photo: Textron Aviation)

By Jerry Siebenmark • Senior Editor

February 4, 2022

Textron Aviation has registered owners of nearly 150 Beechcraft, Cessna Citation, and Hawker aircraft to transport athletes and coaches to the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games in Orlando, Florida, and is looking to add more as the deadline nears. Under the Special Olympics Airlift, which Textron Aviation is organizing, the aircraft, pilots, and fuel are donated by owners of the Wichita-based company’s three brands of business jets and turboprops. The deadline to register is February 28.

“We’ve had a tremendous response to the Special Olympics Airlift from our customers and industry partners so far, and we’re hoping for a strong final push,” said Textron Aviation president and CEO Ron Draper. “The more aircraft we register, the more athletes we can help transport to the games. While this is the eighth Special Olympics organized by the company, it is the first year we’re coordinating the event as Textron Aviation.”

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