Varig

Summary

Varig is an airline^[1]. Varig ranks in the top 10% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (379 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Varig is in the country of Brazil^[3].
• Varig's image is recorded as Varig.md11.arp.750pix.jpg^[4].
• Varig's instance of is recorded as airline^[5].
• Varig's airline hub is recorded as Rio de Janeiro/Galeão – Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport^[6].
• Varig's airline hub is recorded as São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport^[7].
• Varig's airline alliance is recorded as Star Alliance^[8].
• Varig's logo image is recorded as Varig logo (2007).svg^[9].
• Varig's headquarters location is recorded as Porto Alegre^[10].
• Varig's chief executive officer is recorded as Otto Ernst Meyer^[11].
• Varig's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 103145857116022922874^[12].
• Varig's GND ID is recorded as 5054200-X^[13].
• Varig's IATA airline designator is recorded as RG^[14].
• Varig's ICAO airline designator is recorded as VRG^[15].
• Varig's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no93014594^[16].
• Varig's child organization or unit is recorded as Serviços Aéreos Cruzeiro do Sul^[17].
• Varig's child organization or unit is recorded as Rio Sul Serviços Aéreos Regionais^[18].
• Varig's child organization or unit is recorded as Q10376669^[19].
• Varig's child organization or unit is recorded as Q18484553^[20].
• Varig's child organization or unit is recorded as Q1539501^[21].
• Varig's child organization or unit is recorded as Nordeste Linhas Aéreas Regionais^[22].
• Varig's child organization or unit is recorded as Varig Logística^[23].
• Varig's Commons category is recorded as Varig^[24].
• Varig's callsign of airline is recorded as VARIG^[25].
• Varig's industry is recorded as air transport^[26].
• +1927-05-07T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Varig^[27].

Body

Founding

+1927-05-07T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Varig^[27].

Leadership

Varig's chief executive officer is recorded as Otto Ernst Meyer^[11].

Operations

Varig's headquarters location is recorded as Porto Alegre^[10]. Parent organizations include Gol Transportes Aéreos^[28], an airline^[29], in Brazil^[30], founded in 2001^[31], headquartered in São Paulo^[32] and Fundação Ruben Berta^[33], a foundation^[34], in Brazil^[35]. Subsidiaries include Serviços Aéreos Cruzeiro do Sul^[17], a business^[36], in Brazil^[37], founded in 1927^[38], headquartered in Rio de Janeiro^[39]; Rio Sul Serviços Aéreos Regionais^[18], an airline^[40], in Brazil^[41], founded in 1976^[42], headquartered in Rio de Janeiro^[43]; Q10376669^[19], a business^[44], in Brazil^[45]; Q18484553^[20], a business^[46], in Brazil^[47]; Q1539501^[21], an airline^[48], in Uruguay^[49], founded in 1936^[50], headquartered in Montevideo^[51]; and Nordeste Linhas Aéreas Regionais^[22], an airline^[52], in Brazil^[53], founded in 1976^[54], headquartered in Salvador^[55].

Industry

Varig's industry is recorded as air transport^[26].

Dissolution

Varig was dissolved in +2006-01-01T00:00:00Z^[56].

Why It Matters

Varig ranks in the top 10% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (379 views/month).^[2] Varig has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[57] Varig is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[58]