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At the end of the 1980s, VARIG started renovating its fleet with the latest generation aircraft Boeing 737-300 and Boeing 767-200. On March 1987 VARIG received its first Boeing 767-200ER (Extended Range) to operate in international lines. The B767-200ER, prefix PP-VNN, arrived directly from factory and was the first delivered with General Electric CF6-80C2B2 engines, which means advanced technology, greater efficiency and less fuel consumption. These aircrafts are equipped with the FMSCS (Flight Management System). FMSCS includes a database with all information on aircraft’s performance and, when necessary, this information are quickly passed to technical crew. This is one of the most modern systems available to commercial aviation.
While waiting for its original order for six units directly from Boeing plant, VARIG leased two Boeing 767-200s between 1986 and 1987. PP-VNL came from TACA and PP-VNM came from Braathens Safe. These two aircraft were equipped with Pratt & Whitney engines instead of General Electric.
All six Boeing 767-241ER were delivered to VARIG between July and August, 1987. They operated mainly on international routes to Latin America or charter flights between Brazil’s northeast region and Europe. Some of the cities served by the B767-200ER were Santiago, Lima, La Paz, Quito, Guayaquil, San José and Lisbon.
Struggling to pay aircraft leasing, VARIG decided to return all Boeing 767-200ER, replacing it by Boeing 767-300ER and MD-11. In March 2003, five units were returned, leaving only PP-VNO in the fleet. VARIG's idea was to use this unit for charters flights. However, the company gave up on the idea and returned the PP-VNO in April 2003.
VARIG Boeing 767-200 Configurations:
185 seats
Business Class: 18 seats (2+2+2 seats per row)
Economy Class: 167 seats (2+3+2 seats per row)
194 seats
Business Class: 18 seats (2+2+2 seats per row)
Economy Class: 176 seats (2+3+2 seats per row)
191 seats
Business Class: 24 seats (2+2+2 seats per row)
Economy Class: 167 seats (2+3+2 seats per row)
225 seats (Economy Class only)
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