• 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...
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    Varig Flight 254 was a Boeing 737-241, c/n 21006/398, registration PP-VMK, on a scheduled passenger flight from São Paulo, Brazil, to Belém, capital city...
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    Varig Flight 967 was an international cargo flight from Narita International Airport in Japan to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport in Brazil...
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    Varig Flight 820 was a flight of the Brazilian airline Varig that departed from Galeão International Airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 11 July 1973...
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    also owned the brand Varig between 2007 and 2013, although now that name refers to what is informally known as the "new" Varig, founded in 2006, not...
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  • Varig Logística S.A., operating as VarigLog, was a cargo airline, based in Jardim Aeroporto, Campo Belo, São Paulo, Brazil. All operations were suspended...
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    Varig Flight 797 was a flight from Abidjan, Ivory Coast to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. On 3 January 1987, the Boeing 707-320C crashed while landing, killing...
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  • Varig Flight 850 was a scheduled international passenger flight operated by Varig. It was flying from Salgado Filho International Airport, in Porto Alegre...
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  • Transaero Continental Airlines Union de Transports Aériens United Airlines ♠ VARIG Virgin Atlantic Air France Air India ♠ Ansett Australia Cathay Pacific ♠...
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    The 1957 Bagé VARIG Commando crash, was an aviation accident that occurred on the 7 April 1957 at Bagé Airport in Rio Grande do Sul. The accident resulted...
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    to 1995 to conduct the privatization process. He was also president of Varig from 2000 to 2002. Ozires Silva was one of the first witnesses to report...
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    Varig Flight 837 was a flight from Fiumicino Airport, Rome, Italy to Galeão International Airport, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, originating in Beirut, Lebanon...
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    Varig Flight 810 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Rio de Janeiro to Los Angeles with stopovers in Lima, Bogotá, Panama City, and Mexico...
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    former frequent-flyer program of Varig, a Brazilian carrier, now switched to GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. Varig launched its frequent-flyer program...
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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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  • from Dallas/Fort Worth to Montréal; an in-flight fire killed 23 passengers Varig Flight 797, 1987 flight from Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;...
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    facility for the fixed-gear aircraft which were replacing its seaplanes, Varig started using São João Airport as an operational base. However, it was only...
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    airlines left Congonhas forever. On 21 May 1959, a formal agreement between Varig, Cruzeiro do Sul and VASP created the shuttle service to Rio de Janeiro...
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    Flex Linhas Aéreas (category Varig)
    Rio-Grandense, known as Varig. Informally Flex is known as "old Varig". The rebranding was necessary because since July 20, 2006 the brand Varig belonged to a different...
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    Caracas, Port of Spain, Georgetown, Guyana and Paramaribo while Brazil-based VARIG was operating Sud Aviation Caravelle and Convair 990 jetliner flights nonstop...
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    1975, Varig, a Brazilian airline which shared very similar origins, acquired its controlling shares. In 1993, it was finally merged into Varig. The first...
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  • Between 2006 and 2008, Viação Aérea Rio-grandense (informally known as old Varig) used the brand Nordeste Linhas Aéreas for its operations. On 11 November...
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  • airline in Latin America to fly regularly to Asia, after Varig and the now-defunct VASP. Since Varig's demise, Aeroméxico is currently the only airline with...
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  • by Convair 240 (Varig), Convair 340 (Cruzeiro) and Saab 90 Scandia (VASP). In a matter of a few months, the shuttle service led by Varig won the battle...
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    Faucett Perú 727 disappearance, another instance of a 727 disappearance Varig Flight 967 Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 Wright...
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  • acquired from Varig, VASP, JAL, Thai, Swissair, Delta, and Lufthansa Cargo. To be retired. USAfrica Airways 2 Leased from American Airlines. Varig 23 3 Largest...
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    and incidents involving commercial aircraft Varig Flight 820 is a flight of the Brazilian airline Varig that departed from Galeão International Airport...
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  • shareholders were the Government of Uruguay (49%) and Varig (49%), and private investors held the balance. When Varig entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on...
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  • 767-300ER 112 3 "Vanishing Act" Varig Flight 254 10 February 2015 (2015-02-10) On 3 September 1989, the pilots of Varig Flight 254 enter an incorrect compass...
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  • Playboy featured three Varig air hostesses (Juliana Neves, Sabrina Knop and Patricia Kreusburg) posing nude. At the time Varig was becoming defunct and...
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