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The Airline is also expected to operate three [[Boeing 747 LCF]] oversized freighters for [[Boeing]], after the modifications to the aircraft are completed and the aircraft are certified. <ref>[http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2005/q4/051214a_nr.html Boeing News Release]</ref>
The Airline is also set operate two [[Boeing 747 LCF]] oversized freighters for [[Boeing]]. The [[Boeing 747 LCF]] have completed modifications. <ref>[http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2005/q4/051214a_nr.html Boeing News Release]</ref>


It is scheduled to operate the [[SOFIA]] [[Boeing 747SP]] aircraft for NASA and the [[German Aerospace Center]](DLR) at [[NASA]]'s [[Ames Research Center]] in [[Moffett Field, CA]] (on the silicon valley near [[San Jose, California|San Jose]]). <ref>[http://www.sofia.usra.edu/Sofia/aircraft/sofia_ac.htm The SOFIA Boeing 747SP]</ref>
It is scheduled to operate the [[SOFIA]] [[Boeing 747SP]] aircraft for NASA and the [[German Aerospace Center]](DLR) at [[NASA]]'s [[Ames Research Center]] in [[Moffett Field, CA]] (on the silicon valley near [[San Jose, California|San Jose]]). <ref>[http://www.sofia.usra.edu/Sofia/aircraft/sofia_ac.htm The SOFIA Boeing 747SP]</ref>


It has completing final modifications on a [[Boeing 747#747-200|Boeing 747-200]] aircraft modified to be a Supertanker to fight fires. The airline was awaiting final approval from the [[FAA]], which arrived in the last week of October 2006.<ref>[http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/local/30782.php Giant jet unlikely to attack California fire]</ref> With this it will be adding a giant aircraft to its current fleet of fire fighting aircraft. This Supertanker will offer at least seven times more drop capability as compared to the current largest airtanker. Its capacity to carry a large volume of [[Fire retardant]] will considerably decrease the time taken in fighting large fires.
It has completed final modifications on a [[Boeing 747#747-200|Boeing 747-200]] aircraft modified to be a Supertanker to fight fires. The airline has received final approval from the [[FAA]], which arrived in the last week of October 2006.<ref>[http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/local/30782.php Giant jet unlikely to attack California fire]</ref> With this it will be adding a giant aircraft to its current fleet of fire fighting aircraft. This Supertanker will offer at least seven times more drop capability as compared to the current largest airtanker. Its capacity to carry a large volume of [[Fire retardant]] will considerably decrease the time taken in fighting large fires.
<ref>[http://www.desastres.org/noticias.asp?id=11102006-16 Supertanker Contract Could Land Firefighting Jet in Area]</ref>
<ref>[http://www.desastres.org/noticias.asp?id=11102006-16 Supertanker Contract Could Land Firefighting Jet in Area]</ref>


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For the airline owned by the Evergreen Group, see EVA Air.
Evergreen International Airlines
File:Evergreen Airlines logo.gif
IATA ICAO Call sign
EZ EIA EVERGREEN
Founded1960
HubsRickenbacker Int'l Airport
John F. Kennedy Int'l Airport
Columbus Metropolitan Airport
Secondary hubsHong Kong International Airport
Parent companyEvergreen International Aviation
HeadquartersMcMinnville, Oregon
Websitehttp://www.evergreenairlines.com/

Evergreen International Airlines is a cargo airline based in McMinnville, Oregon, USA. It operates contract freight services, offering charters and scheduled flights, as well as wet lease services. It operates services for the U.S. military and the United States Postal Service, as well as ad hoc charter flights. Its main bases are Rickenbacker International Airport, Columbus, Ohio, John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York and Columbus Metropolitan Airport, with a hub at Hong Kong International Airport. [1]

History

The airline was established by Delford Smith (founder and owner) and started operations in 1960 as Evergreen Helicopters. It acquired the airline certificate of Johnson Flying Service and later became Evergreen International Airlines. The holding company Evergreen International Aviation (Delford Smith), formed in 1979, wholly owns the airline.[1]

A nine-part series in The Oregonian newspaper in 1988 reported that Evergreen International Airlines has close ties to the Central Intelligence Agency and functions as an "ad hoc government air arm that thrives on a combination of covert and commercial work." Work the company had been contracted for included "black ops" missions in Central America, War on Drugs operations around the world, and delivering arms to the Egyptian military, while non-military contracts included tracking ice floes in the Arctic, providing security for John Paul II, and spraying anti-locust pesticides in the Niger.[2]

It also owns and operates the not-for-profit Evergreen Aviation Museum, home of the Spruce Goose.

One of the Evergreens 747's starred in the 1990 action film Die Hard 2.

Destinations

Evergreen International Airlines operates the following freight services (at August 2006): [citation needed]

Incidents and accidents

  • March 18, 1989: Flight 17, a DC-9 was on a cargo flight from Kelly Air Force Base outside San Antonio to Tinker Air Force Base outside of Oklahoma City, with a stop at Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth. As the plane was departing, the cargo door on the plane opened; the pilot immediately requested emergency return to Carswell. As the plane was approaching on base leg, the cargo door fully opened, which caused the plane to yaw to the left and right, and then roll, until crashing near Saginaw in an inverted position. Both pilots onboard were killed. The investigation found that when closing the cargo door, the copilot did not close it fully, but since the locked and latched indicators were applied incorrectly, the copilot thought the door was fully locked.
    [1]

Lee waves were believed responsible for the in-flight separation of the #2 engine on an Evergreen Boeing 747-121, registration: N473EV, near Anchorage, Alaska in 1993.[3]

Fleet

The Evergreen International Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (at March 2007) [1] :

The Airline is also set operate two Boeing 747 LCF oversized freighters for Boeing. The Boeing 747 LCF have completed modifications. [4]

It is scheduled to operate the SOFIA Boeing 747SP aircraft for NASA and the German Aerospace Center(DLR) at NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, CA (on the silicon valley near San Jose). [5]

It has completed final modifications on a Boeing 747-200 aircraft modified to be a Supertanker to fight fires. The airline has received final approval from the FAA, which arrived in the last week of October 2006.[6] With this it will be adding a giant aircraft to its current fleet of fire fighting aircraft. This Supertanker will offer at least seven times more drop capability as compared to the current largest airtanker. Its capacity to carry a large volume of Fire retardant will considerably decrease the time taken in fighting large fires. [7]

Previously operated

At August 2006 the airline also operated [8] :

References

  1. ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. pp. 79–80.
  2. ^ James Long and Lauren Cowen, "The Evergreen Story" (9 parts), The Oregonian, August 14-22, 1988. Payment required. Also available via Lexis-Nexis.
  3. ^ NTSB Report DCA93MA033
  4. ^ Boeing News Release
  5. ^ The SOFIA Boeing 747SP
  6. ^ Giant jet unlikely to attack California fire
  7. ^ Supertanker Contract Could Land Firefighting Jet in Area
  8. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
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