public traded as nasdaq eac industry aviation founded central point oregon united states 1971 1971 founder jack erickson headquarters portland oregon united states of america number of locations 8 facilities 2014 key people jeff roberts ceo president and director products helicopter manufacturer and operator revenue us 318.2 million net income us 9.6 million website www.ericksoninc.com s 64e erickson air crane photographed at ioannina airport greece erickson incorporated is an american aircraft manufacturing and operating company based in portland oregon united states . 1 founded in 1971 it is known for producing the s 64 aircrane helicopter which is used in fire suppression and other heavy lift operations . the company s stock trades on the nasdaq market . the company was known as erickson air crane incorporated until 2014 . erickson s main facility is located in the southern oregon community of central point . contents 1 history 2 markets 3 heliport 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit erickson was established in 1971 in central point by jack erickson . 2 originally the sikorsky s 64 skycrane the type certification and manufacturing rights for the s 64 were purchased from sikorsky aircraft by erickson air crane in 1992 . since that time erickson air crane has become the manufacturer and world s largest operator of s 64 aircranes and has made over 1 350 changes to the airframe instrumentation and payload capabilities of the helicopter . the aircrane can be fitted with a 2 650 gallon 10 000 liter fixed retardant tank to assist in the control of bushfires . citation needed the skycrane has a support group of a tanker truck service trailer and lift and a crew of 8 people . 3 in 2007 erickson was sold to zm private equity fund who in 2009 moved the company s headquarters to portland . 2 then a privately held company erickson announced plans to go public in 2010 4 5 which was delayed into 2012 . 6 on april 11 2012 the company completed an initial public offering and began trading on the nasdaq market with zm private equity fund retaining ownership of 63 % of the company . 2 7 the company acquired evergreen international aviation s helicopter unit for a 250 million deal in march 2013 . 8 erickson then bought brazil based hrt participacoes em petroleo s.a. s oil and gas unit with the deal expected to be finalized in 2013 . 9 10 the name of the company was changed to erickson inc. in february 2014 . 11 aviation industry veteran jeff roberts is ceo and president . he was appointed april 1 2015 . 12 markets edit wes lematta of columbia helicopters and jack erickson were able to demonstrate the first financially successful run of helicopter logging in 1971 using lematta s sikorsky s 61 registration number n318y and timber provided by the erickson lumber company . the following year the boeing vertol 107 was used . since lemmata provided the helicopter and erickson had purchased the timber both columbia helicopters and erikson air crane claim to be the first successful heli loggers . s 64 aircranes have been sold to the italian state forestry corps and korea forest service for fire suppression and emergency response duties . those in the erickson air crane fleet are leased worldwide to organizations companies municipalities and federal agencies for either short term or longer term use in fire suppression civil protection heavy lift construction and timber harvesting . the aerial services portion of company accounts for 92 % of revenues . 13 heliport edit the company owns erickson air crane admin offices heliport faa lid og58 a private 130 x 130 ft. 40 x 40 m heliport . see also edit aerial firefighting ch 54 tarhe helitack list of companies based in oregon references edit erickson history . erickson history . erickson . retrieved 30 march 2014 . a b c rogoway mike april 11 2012 . erickson air crane finally holds its ipo the first in oregon since 2004 . the oregonian . retrieved april 11 2012 . huber mark . erickson and columbia keeping the big blades flying ainonline 5 october 2014 . accessed 18 october 2014 . siemers erik january 30 2012 . erickson air crane sets ipo price range of 13 to 15 . portland business journal . retrieved 4 february 2012 . siemers erik february 3 2012 . report erickson air crane ipo delayed . portland business journal . retrieved 4 february 2012 . siemers erik march 21 2012 . erickson air crane for second time issues ipo price range . portland business journal . retrieved march 21 2012 . siemers erik april 11 2012 . ipo drought ends oregon yawns . portland business journal . retrieved april 11 2012 . erickson air crane announces definitive purchase agreement for air amazonia aerial services business . july 22 2013 . retrieved feb 21 2016 . stevens suzanne november 7 2012 . erickson air crane to acquire oil and gas assets of hrt . portland business journal . retrieved 8 march 2013 . stevens suzanne march 7 2013 . erickson air to pay up to 75m for hrt aerial services unit . portland business journal . retrieved 8 march 2013 . kish matthew february 26 2014 . a new name for erickson air crane inc. . portland business journal . retrieved 27 february 2014 . huber mark august 11 2015 . roberts replaces retiring rieder at erickson . aviation international news . retrieved 4 march 2015 . stevens suzanne may 30 2012 . erickson air crane lands 44m nato contract . portland business journal . retrieved june 2 2012 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to erickson . erickson website resources for this airport faa airport information for og58 airnav airport information for og58 flightaware airport information and live flight tracker skyvector aeronautical chart for og58 v t e oregon based companies nyse listed greenbrier companies lithia motors nike nw natural portland general electric nasdaq listed columbia sportswear electro scientific industries erickson inc. fei flir lattice mentor graphics radisys rentrak schnitzer steel umpqua holdings 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