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NBAA Endorses, Manning Returns to Special Olympics Airlift
Textron Aviation issues call for participation
Football player Peyton Manning with athletes at the Textron Aviation Special Olympics Airlift
NFL Hall of Famer Peyton Manning is serving for the second time as the honorary chair of Textron Aviation’s Special Olympics Airlift.

As it issues a call for participation, Textron Aviation is putting more pieces into place for its 2026 Special Olympics Airlift, receiving support and an endorsement from NBAA, as well as naming Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning as the event’s honorary chair.

To be held on June 19 and June 27 in Minnesota’s Twin Cities, the 2026 airlift will be the ninth for Textron Aviation. Hundreds of Cessna, Hawker, and Beechcraft owners and operators donate their time and aircraft to fly athletes into the Special Olympics and then return them home after the games.

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