Evergreen International Airlines
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| IATA code : | EZ |
| ICAO code : | EIA |
| Call sign : | EVERGREEN |
| Founding: | 1960 |
| Operation stopped: | 2013 |
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McMinnville , United States
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Rickenbacker International Airport, Columbus, Ohio. Columbus Metropolitan Airport, Hong Kong International Airport |
| Home airport : | New York-John-F.-Kennedy |
| Fleet size: | 3 |
| Aims: | National and international |
| Evergreen International Airlines ceased operations in 2013. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
Evergreen International Airlines was an American cargo airline based in McMinnville , Oregon .
history
Evergreen was founded in 1960 by Delford Smith (founder and owner) as Evergreen Helicopters . After acquiring the flight certificates from Johnson Flying Service , the company was renamed Evergreen International Airlines. Evergreen is wholly owned by Evergreen International Aviation , a holding company founded in 1979 . In addition, Evergreen owned and operated the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum , the main attraction of which is the Spruce Goose airship .
In November 2013 it was announced that the company was experiencing economic problems. However, contrary to different press reports, operations are to be continued. On December 31, 2013, the indebted company filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy after creditors went to court. Chapter 7 provides for the liquidation of the company.
Destinations
Evergreen flew all seven continents with a focus on the USA, Europe, China and the Middle East. Evergreen was a partner of aviation forwarding companies, but also flew individual cargo charter flights. The company also flew for the US military and the United States Postal Service . Domestic flights led to Anchorage , New York and Chicago , among others , destinations of international scheduled flights were Nagoya , Hong Kong and Shanghai , for example .
fleet
As of July 2013, the Evergreen International Airlines fleet consisted of three aircraft:
With the Evergreen super tankers - a converted Boeing 747-132SF or a -273C - the airline operated two fire-fighting aircraft , each with a water capacity of 91 m³ and thus three times as much as the previously largest fire-fighting aircraft, a correspondingly converted DC-10 .
Evergreen also temporarily took over the transport of the aircraft components that are flown for the new Boeing 787 from all over the world to the USA. For this purpose, the company used the Boeing 747-400LCF Dreamlifters , which were specially developed to transport the aircraft parts , but which Atlas Air has been operating for Boeing since September 2010 .
Incidents
One fatal incident occurred during the airline's operating history, resulting in two deaths:
- On March 18, 1989, the cargo door of a Douglas DC-9-33RC (CF) of Evergreen International Airlines (N931F) opened shortly after the machine took off from Carswell Air Force Base . While trying to return to the air force base, the captain lost control of the machine, which then crashed near Saginaw , Texas . The two crew members on board were killed (see also Evergreen International Airlines Flight 17 ) .
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Another freight line leaves the Hahn on swr.de; Retrieved November 25, 2013
- ↑ evergreenairlines.com - For Immediate Release (English) November 8, 2013
- ↑ bloomberg.com - Evergreen Air Files Bankruptcy After Push For Payment (English) January 1, 2014
- ↑ oregonlive.com - Evergreen International Airlines files voluntary Chapter 7 petition on New Year's Eve January 1, 2014
- ↑ ch-aviation.ch - Fleet of Evergreen International Airlines ( Memento of the original from August 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) accessed on July 9, 2013
- ↑ Homepage of the fire fighting aircraft Evergreen Supertanker (English)
- ↑ ch-aviation.ch - Atlas Air fleet (English) accessed on January 14, 2011
