Peyton Manning To Chair 2022 Special Olympics Airlift

Legendary quarterback Peyton Manning has signed on as the honorary chair of Textron Aviation’s 2022 Special Olympics Airlift. In the role, he will be encouraging Cessna Citation, Beechcraft King Air, Beechcraft Premier, Beechjet, and Hawker owners and operators to participate in the event, which will transport thousands of athletes and coaches to the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games next June in Orlando, Florida.

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The airframer anticipates that owners and operators will help transport more than 4,000 athletes and coaches.

Since the first Special Olympics Airlift in 1987, nearly 10,000 athletes and coaches have been transported to Special Olympics World Games and USA Games by aircraft owners across the U.S. With this eighth Airlift, Textron Aviation aims to recruit more than 200 aircraft owners to help transport a portion of the more than 4,000 athletes and coaches invited to Orlando. Inbound flights will be on Saturday, June 4, 2022, with return flights to athletes’ home states on Sunday, June 12, 2022.

“Special Olympics athletes embody grit, perseverance, and greatness, so no one could be better suited to serve as the 2022 honorary chairperson for our Special Olympics Airlift than Peyton Manning,” said Textron Aviation president and CEO Ron Draper. “Many dedicated athletes have worked hard to earn their spot at the USA Games in Orlando, and we knew the airlift would fit perfectly with Peyton’s experience both on the field as a legendary athlete, but also off the field as an ambassador, advocate, and fundraiser for many worthy causes.”