• 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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  • 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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    did not have a flight plan. 3 January 1987: a Varig Boeing 707-379C registration PP-VJK operating flight 797 from Abidjan to Rio de Janeiro-Galeão crashed...
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    Network. 26 June 1987. Retrieved 28 May 2013. "ASN Accident Description (Varig-797)". Aviation Safety Network. 3 January 1987. Retrieved 28 May 2013. "ASN...
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    United States v. Shearer, 473 U.S. 52 (1985); United States v. Varig Airlines, 467 U.S. 797 (1984) Chambers USA, Appellate Litigation 475 (2006) Buckman...
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  • Assembly, comes into force. 1977 – Apple Computer is incorporated. 1987 – Varig Flight 797 crashes near Akouré in the Ivory Coast, resulting in 50 deaths. 1990...
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  • after a fire breaks out there late on December 31, 1986. January 3 – Varig Flight 797, a Boeing 707-379C, develops engine trouble after departing Abidjan...
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