For Immediate Release January 23, 2006 Media Contact: Jordan Hanson Evergreen International Aviation Tel: 503.472.9361 Toll Free: 800.472.9361 jordan.hanson@evergreenaviation.com Evergreen Opening Office in Dubai Airport Free Zone McMinnville, Ore.; Jan 23, 2005—Evergreen International Aviation, parent of leading U.S. cargo airline Evergreen International Airlines, and its group of aviation services companies, will open a branch office in the newest building of the Dubai Airport Free Zone, in the United Arab Emirates, this summer. With increasing activities in the Middle East and Africa, Evergreen has chosen Dubai as an ideal location for its office. An Evergreen executive and staff will represent the company in all of its Middle East and African developments. Evergreen International Airlines is currently flying into Kuwait and Southern Turkey, and is returning freight to the United States from Hong Kong and Shanghai. New markets for the airline are Europe, Africa and India, where new weekly connections will open in February. Evergreen Helicopters, Inc. operates a diversified fleet of 70 helicopters and business aircraft globally. Evergreen Helicopters’ presence in Afghanistan and Sudan and future contracts in the region will be supported by the new Dubai office. "We are excited to have found a ‘home’ in the prestigious Dubai Airport Free Zone," says Tilmann Gabriel, Evergreen’s vice president of sales and marketing for the Middle East & Central Asia. "We will be a competent partner of the aviation industry in Dubai and the entire region. Evergreen, as a safe and competent provider of logistic and aviation solutions, is looking forward to working with its partners in this exciting city." About Evergreen International Aviation: Evergreen International Aviation, Inc. is a portfolio of five diverse aviation companies headquartered in McMinnville, Oregon. 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 near the not-for-profit Evergreen Aviation Museum, home of the Spruce Goose. For more information about Evergreen, please call (800) 472-9361 or visit www.evergreenaviation.com.

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