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Business enterprises customarily take one of three forms: individual… Varig, abbreviation of Empresa de Viação Aérea Rio Grandense (Portuguese: “Rio Grandense Air Transport Enterprise”), Brazilian airline founded on May 7, 1927, with the assistance of a Berlin trading concern, Kondor Syndicat, which had begun flights in the state of Rio Grande do Sul the previous January. The alliance focussed on expanding its global coverage, adding Brazilian airline VARIG later in 1997 and Ansett Australia and Air New Zealand in 1999. Sounds complicated but it could be what was needed to (a) protect the airline from losing aircraft to leasing companies, and (b) getting new capital into the airline with new owners. One factor may have been that Varig don't own the routes or slots, they are distributed …

As has happened every day recently Varig has cancelled flights again today, 14 so far including Rio-London.

I was slightly phased they hadn't bothered to e-mail, phone about the problem, but hey - this is the World of Varig. According to the airline it will operate normally for the next 180 days as it continues to work with Portugal's TAP which has an MOU ? At the same time the airline filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York under Section 304 of the bankruptcy code which prevents U.S. creditors from pursuing lawsuits and other actions to get a hold of the airline's assets. The Japanese airline ANA expanded the alliance’s Asian network when it joined in 1999. approved by the FRB which controls the majority of the shares ?

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The carrier has $2.8 billion in balance sheet debt and $2 billion which is not included in its balance sheet. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree.... It has 60 days to present to creditors and the court its restructuring plan.

Major expansion did not begin until 1953, … Thereafter, Varig opened several more intrastate routes.

It is the fifth largest country in the world, exceeded in size only by Russia, Canada, China, and the United States, though its area is greater than that of the 48 conterminous U.S. states. By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica.Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. History at your fingertips Several other companies looked at the files and decided not to place a bid. Amid the new coronavirus pandemic, several airlines are reducing, suspending and canceling their services, failing to fly to several destinations.The measures are due to travel restrictions imposed by governments and, obviously, the decrease in passenger demand.

Varig's North American Vice President, Vicente Cervo, said in the filing "The U.S. filing will enable Varig to avoid a piecemeal distribution of its assets, prevent substantial litigation costs, and prevent creditors from attaching assets in the U.S." Romina Nicaretta of Bloomberg News in Rio de Janeiro told AvNews that U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain will consider the request later this month.

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It offered UK and European … - Flying 3/16 MIA-SCL.

"It's the ownership, stupid".

Part of the plan is to offer Brazilian creditors, including the government, shares in the airline. According to Fernando Pinto of TAP he is confident they will be able to raise the capital that is needed to salvage the second oldest airline in the Americas.

The troubled Brazilian airline filed for bankruptcy protection in Brazil and the US on Friday June 17.

Not too much bothers me but my wife on the other hand will blame me for years to come if there is any type of hitch on this flight. And boy it sure got around then, flying for Varig, STP Airways, Sunwing, Cubana, Air Canada, Flynas and then in 2018 was bought by Atlas Air. They obviously didn't like what they saw very much and chose not to place a bid.

The expansion has continued up to the 26 members it has today. They include TAP, TAM, Oceanair and GOL.

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