Erickson Air-Crane involved in Central Africa with a mixed fleet of fixed and rotary wing aircraft for personnel and cargo transport.

The stakes here are around critical transport capacity for the Department of Defense in Central Africa. This means, Evergreen Helicopters (“EHI”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Erickson, provides a mixed fleet of fixed and rotary wing aircraft for personnel and cargo transport for the Department of Defense in Central Africa. The total value of the two contract options, which began near the end of September, 2013 is in

excess of $8 million.

 ‘’ We intend to leverage our work with SOCAFRICA to build a meaningful strategic presence in the region. We believe there is an opportunity to capture new customers across a broad range of missions, and that our mix of capabilities is an excellent match for high levels of regional demand for both transport and infrastructure construction capacity.” said Udo Rieder, Chief Executive Officer of Erickson.

About Erickson Air-Crane Incorporated

Erickson is a leading global provider of aviation services to a diverse mix of commercial and government customers. Erickson currently operates a diverse fleet of 91 rotary-wing and fixed wing aircraft, including a fleet of 20 heavy-lift S-64 Aircranes. This fleet supports a wide and worldwide variety of government and commercial customers, across a broad range of aerial services, including critical supply and logistics for deployed military forces, humanitarian relief, firefighting, timber harvesting, infrastructure construction, and crewing. Erickson also maintains a vertical manufacturing capability for the S-64 Aircrane, related components, and other aftermarket support and maintenance, repair, and overhaul services for the S-64 Aircrane and other aircraft.

Founded in 1971, Erickson is headquartered in Portland, Oregon and maintains facilities and operations in North America, South America, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific. For more information, please visit www.ericksonaircrane.com.