Evergreen Group Chairman and founder Dr. Chang Yung-Fa established EVA Air in March 1989, lifting the impeccable transportation heritage and tradition of quality service long established by older sister and container-shipping leader Evergreen Marine Corporation to new heights. Within a few months, he had placed orders with the Boeing Company and McDonnell Douglas for 26 aircraft at a purchase value of US$3.6 billion, an action that immediately grabbed the attention of the global aviation industry. Both companies are part of the Evergreen Group.