| Founded | 1960 as Evergreen Helicopters |
|---|---|
| Defunct | 2014 |
| Fate | Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation |
| Headquarters | McMinnville, Oregon, United States |
Key people | Delford M. Smith |
Evergreen International Aviation, Inc. was a global aviation services company based in McMinnville, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1960, Evergreen was primarily known publicly for commercial helicopter operations in agricultural and forestry applications.
The airline division, Evergreen International Airlines, operated worldwide, in 168 countries, and by the end had been reduced to a fleet of all-cargo Boeing 747 freighters. The company also operated a helicopter division, Evergreen Helicopters which was sold to Erickson Air-Crane, an Oregon-based helicopter operator, for $250 million in 2013. Faced with bankruptcy and tax investigations,[1] Evergreen ceased all aviation-related operations in 2013 and shut down in 2014.[1]