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June 2025

• • June 19, 2025

  One year to go: The countdown to the 2026 Special Olympics Airlift continues

  This time next year, the skies will fill with Doves, heart and a mission to support something legendary. On Friday, June 19 and Saturday, June 27, 2026, more than 100 aircraft will take off across ...

June 2022

• • June 22, 2022

  WATCH THE LARGEST PEACETIME AIRLIFT IN ACTION

  Experience the Special Olympics Airlift, the largest peacetime airlift, as aviation heroes unite to transport athletes safely to the 2022 USA Games.

• • June 9, 2022

  A SPECIAL BOARDING CALL

  Customers, employees and industry partners around the U.S. are cheering on athletes participating in the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games this week.

• • June 5, 2022

  HUNDREDS OF ATHLETES ARRIVE SAFELY IN ORLANDO THANKS TO THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS AIRLIFT EVENT

  Over 800 Special Olympics athletes and their coaches arrived safely and efficiently in Orlando for the 2022 USA Games thanks to Cessna, Beechcraft and Hawker customers.

• • June 4, 2022

  SPECIAL OLYMPICS AIRLIFT

  ORLANDO, Fla. (June 4, 2022) – This morning, more than 120 Textron Aviation aircraft will depart from 28 states across the United States and land at Orlando Executive Airport with Special Olympics...