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Textron Aviation Launches Special Olympics Airlift

More than 4,000 athletes and coaches are expected to participate in the 2022 games. Textron Aviation
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Key Takeaways:

  • Textron Aviation has launched its Special Olympics Airlift (SOA) to transport over 4,000 athletes and coaches to the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games in Orlando, Florida.
  • The initiative calls upon owners and operators of Cessna Citation, Beechcraft King Air, Beechcraft Premier, Beechjet, and Hawker aircraft to volunteer their planes for the transport on June 4 and June 12, 2022.
  • Textron aims to recruit 228 aircraft owners by February 28, 2022, continuing a legacy of support that has transported nearly 10,000 athletes since the first airlift in 1987.
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Textron Aviation this week launched its signature industry event—the Special Olympics Airlift (SOA)—that includes a call to Cessna Citation, Beechcraft King Air, Beechcraft Premier, Beechjet and Hawker owners and operators to help transport more than 4,000 athletes and coaches expected to participate in the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games in Orlando, Florida.

Rob Mark

Rob Mark is an award-winning journalist, business jet pilot, flight instructor, and blogger.

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