For Immediate Release
April 15, 2011

Contact:
Kasey Richter
Evergreen International Aviation
(503) 472-9361
kasey.richter@evergreenaviation.com

EVERGREEN SUPERTANKER DEPLOYS TO MEXICO
The one-of-a-kind aircraft has made multiple drops in Coahuila.

McMinnville, Ore. USA, Friday, April 15, 2011 — Evergreen International Aviation, Inc., announced today its Boeing 747 Supertanker aircraft has been deployed to Mexico to extinguish ongoing fires in the state of Coahuila. The Evergreen Supertanker has already flown multiple missions into Mexico over the last two days, dropping up to 20,000 gallons of fire retardant per mission on a large complex located throughout Coahuila’s rugged terrain.

The Evergreen Supertanker is currently based at Port San Antonio in Texas and is under contract with the Mexican government through the Comision Nacional Forestal (CONAFOR).

The Evergreen Supertanker is the largest aerial firefighting aircraft in the world and can carry nearly 20,000 gallons of water, retardant or other fire agents. It also has the highest dash speed of any firefighting aircraft, allowing it to deploy half way around the world within a day. The aircraft is a converted B747-100 cargo aircraft, which also allows the crew to take all of its support equipment inside the aircraft when deploying.

Evergreen, which was founded in 1960 by Delford M. Smith and is based in McMinnville, Ore., has a proud 50 year history of firefighting operations throughout the U.S. and around the world.

For more information regarding the Supertanker in Mexico, please contact Steven Daniels, Supertanker services program manager, at 503-472-9361 or steven.daniels@evergreenavation.com.

About Evergreen International Aviation:
Evergreen International Aviation, Inc. is a portfolio of five diverse aviation companies headquartered in McMinnville, Ore. With international operating authority and a network of global offices and affiliates, Evergreen consists of an international cargo airline that owns and operates a fleet of Boeing 747s; an unlimited aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul facility; a full-service helicopter company; an aircraft ground handling company; and an aircraft sales and leasing company. In addition to these endeavors, Evergreen owns and operates Evergreen Agricultural Enterprises and is headquartered next to the not-for-profit Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum, home of the “Spruce Goose,” and the Evergreen Wings & Waves Waterpark, the United States’ first educational waterpark.

For more information about Evergreen, please call
(800) 472-9361 or visit www.evergreenaviation.com.