For the use of the brand Varig after 2007, see Gol Transportes Aéreos.
VARIG – Viação Aérea Rio-Grandense S.A.
IATA
ICAO
Callsign
RG
VRG
VARIG
Founded
7 May 1927; 96 years ago (1927-05-07) Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Ceased operations
20 July 2006; 17 years ago (2006-07-20)
Hubs
Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport
Frequent-flyer program
Smiles
Alliance
Star Alliance (1997—2007)
Subsidiaries
Cruzeiro
PLUNA
Rio Sul
Nordeste
Headquarters
Rio de Janeiro
Key people
Key People List
Otto Ernst Meyer
Ruben Berta
Erik de Carvalho
Hélio Smidt
Fernando Pinto
VARIG (acronym for Viação Aérea RIo-Grandense, Rio Grandean Airways) was the first airline founded in Brazil, in 1927. From 1965 until 1990, it was Brazil's leading airline and virtually its only international one. In 2005, Varig went into judicial restructuring, and in 2006 it was split into two companies – Flex Linhas Aéreas, informally known as "old" Varig, heir to the original airline – now defunct, and "new" Varig, a new company, fully integrated into Gol Airlines.
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passengers to every major city on earth". The now defunct Brazilian airline VARIG joined Star Alliance on 22 October 1997, extending the alliance into South...
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use its aircraft with landing-gear which were replacing its seaplanes, Varig started using São João Airport as its operational base. However, it was...
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Includes LAN Airlines and TAM Airlines. ^2 Includes Gol Transportes Aéreos and VARIG. ^3 Includes Avianca Colombia, Avianca Peru, Avianca El Salvador, Avianca...
mythical Dandumonara Yanthra (a flying machine that resembles a peacock). Varig: Varig's first logo was an image of Icaro and its wings. After the adoption of...
Portugal, Trans-Canada Air Lines (later renamed Air Canada), Aer Lingus, VARIG, Cubana de Aviación, Línea Aeropostal Venezolana, and Avianca, the national...
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