Panair do Brasil
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Panair do Brasil was an airline of Brazil. It ceased operations in 1965. Between 1945 and 1965, it was considered to be the largest carrier not only in Brazil but in all of Latin America.
Panair headquarters and terminal building at Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport
German poster of Panair DC-7 service from Europe to South America
Lockheed Constellation L-049 preserved at TAM Museum
Lockheed L-049 Constellation PP-PCF in March 1946
Varig
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Varig 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,
Panair do Brasil
…and later its successor Deutsche Luft Hansa explored the Brazilian market by establishing the subsidiary Syndicato Condor, and the Brazilian airline Varig. Initially, O'Neill tried to purchase ETA – Empresa de Transporte Aéreo, a Brazilian airline which claimed to have exclusive concessions to fly within…
A Varig McDonnell Douglas MD-11
de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide PP-VAN exhibited at the MUSAL
A Douglas DC 3 displayed in full colors in Rio de Janeiro
A Lockheed L-188 Electra at Rio de Janeiro–Santos Dumont Airport in 1991