Columbia Helicopters, LLC designs, manufactures, and operates commercial heavy-lift helicopters. It offers lifting services to industries, which includes forestry, construction, petroleum exploration, movies, government, disaster relief, and fighting wild fires. The company also provides commercial and military aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul services to operators of similar aircraft and components. It serves customers in the United States, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Ecuador, Chile, Canada, Mexico, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, Panama, Afghanistan, Peru, Myanmar, China, Australia, New Zealand, and internationally. The company was founded in 1957 and is based in Aurora, Oregon with additional offices in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea; Lima, Peru; and Portland, Oregon.