Evergreen International Airlines

For the Taiwanese airline owned by Evergreen Group, see EVA Air. For the former U.S. aviation services group, see Evergreen International Aviation.
Evergreen International Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
EZ EIA EVERGREEN
Founded1975[1]
Commenced operationsNovember 28, 1975
Ceased operationsDecember 31, 2013
Hubs
Fleet size4
Destinations11
Parent companyEvergreen International Aviation
HeadquartersMcMinnville, Oregon
Websiteevergreenairlines.com

Evergreen International Airlines was a charter and cargo airline based in McMinnville, Oregon, United States. Wholly owned by Evergreen International Aviation, it had longstanding ties to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).[2] It operated contract freight services, offering charters and scheduled flights, as well as wet lease services. It operated services for the U.S. military and the United States Postal Service, as well as ad hoc charter flights. Its crew base was at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York.[3]

Evergreen also maintained a large aircraft maintenance and storage facility at the Pinal Airpark in Marana, Arizona, that the company acquired from the CIA's Air America operation.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ Norwood, Tom; Wegg, John (2002). North American Airlines Handbook (3rd ed.). Sandpoint, ID: Airways International. ISBN 0-9653993-8-9. Archived from the original on November 28, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference wir was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. April 3, 2007. pp. 79–80.
  4. ^ "EMC - Location". www.evergreenairlines.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011.
  5. ^ Thomas, Evan (April 7, 1986). "American Scene, In Arizona: A Spymaster Remembered". Time. Archived from the original on July 10, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2009.
  6. ^ Long, James; Lauren Cowen (August 14, 1988). "The Evergreen Story, Part 1". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 15, 2009.