Varig S.A.

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Varig_S.A.

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:airline
gptkbp:alliedWith	gptkb:Star_Alliance
gptkbp:callsign	gptkb:VARIG
gptkbp:ceased_operations	2006
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Brazil
gptkbp:fleetSize	over 100 (at peak)
gptkbp:founded	1927
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:Otto_Ernst_Meyer-Labastille
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Viação_Aérea_Rio-Grandense_S.A.
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Porto_Alegre,_Brazil
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Varig S.A.
gptkbp:ICAO_code	gptkb:VRG RG
gptkbp:mainHub	gptkb:Rio_de_Janeiro–Galeão_International_Airport gptkb:São_Paulo–Guarulhos_International_Airport
gptkbp:notableAircraft	gptkb:Douglas_DC-10 gptkb:Boeing_767 gptkb:aircraft gptkb:Boeing_737 gptkb:Lockheed_L-188_Electra
gptkbp:notableEmployee	gptkb:Rubem_Berta
gptkbp:notableEvent	privatized in the 1990s filed for bankruptcy in 2006 acquired by Gol Linhas Aéreas in 2007 involved in several notable air accidents largest airline in Brazil for decades merged with Cruzeiro do Sul in 1975 first airline in Brazil to operate international flights
gptkbp:notableRoute	Rio de Janeiro to Lisbon Rio de Janeiro to New York São Paulo to Frankfurt
gptkbp:parentCompany	gptkb:Volo_do_Brasil
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:VRG_Linhas_Aéreas
gptkbp:website	www.varig.com.br
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Varig
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5