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, and in 2006 it was split into two companies – Flex Linhas Aéreas, informally known as "old" Varig, heir to the original airline – now defunct, and "new" Varig, a new company, fully integrated into Gol Airlines.
de Havilland Dragon Rapide PP-VAN exhibited at the MUSAL
A Douglas DC-3 displayed in Rio de Janeiro
A Fairchild Hiller FH-227B of VARIG at Congonhas Airport Sao Paulo in 1972
Boeing 727-41 of VARIG at São Paulo Congonhas airport in 1972
An airline is a company that provides air transport services for traveling passengers and/or freight. Airlines use aircraft to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for codeshare agreements, in which they both offer and operate the same flight. Generally, airline companies are recognized with an air operating certificate or license issued by a governmental aviation body. Airlines may be scheduled or charter operators.
1930s German poster advertising a weekly airmail service from Deutsche Lufthansa, Syndicato Condor and Deutsche Zeppelin Reederei
A 1919 advertisement for the Dutch airline KLM, founded on October 7, 1919, the oldest running airline still operating under its original name
The Handley Page W.8b was used by Handley Page Transport, an early British airline established in 1919.
Junkers F.13 D-190 of Junkers Luftverkehr
