THE COMPANY

The company

VARIG Group

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VARIG GROUP

The Ruben Berta Foundation has as its primary objective the well-being of the employees of a conglomorate of companies created with one major trunk: VARIG.

The creation of FRB-Par holding, meant to permanently care for the Group’s investments among other interests, provided greater transparency for disclosure of each of the companies, focus on each business activity, autonomy in decision making, maximum return to share holders and the creation of investment opportunities.

The Group FRB-Par, in turn, controls three other holdings:

VARIG S/A (Viacao Aerea Rio-Grandense) which controls VARIGLOG, PLUNA and VEM;
VARIG Participacoes em Transportes Aereos S.A. (VPTA) which controls
VARIG Participacoes em Servicos Complementares S.A. (VPSC) which controls SATA, REDE TROPICAL HOTELS E RESORTS BRASIL, AMADEUS BRASIL and VARIG TRAVEL.
There are a total of 14 companies under the control of GRUPO FRB-PAR.

VARIG is the largest airline in Latin America and, united with Rio Sul and Nordeste, mobilizes 115 planes to offer the biggest and most diversifies airline network in the country. With this operating alliance, which consolidated the group’s leadership in the market, the passenger can now count on three times the comfort and convenience, from the reservation to boarding, he fitteen companies offer connections between 70 Brazilian cities.

The national network of airlines is interconnected to VARIG’s international services which today directly reach 24 cities in various countries and, since 1997 thanks to the connection to the network of Star Alliance partners – the alliance of strategic cooperation that unites, VARIG and fitteen other highly regarded companies on the planet: Air Canada, Air New Zeeland, All Nippon Airways, Asiana Airlines, Austrian Airlines, British Midland BMI, Lufthansa, LOT Polish Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines, Singapure Airlines, Spanair, Thai International, Tap, United Airlines and U.S Airways, beyond the regional patners Blue, Croatia Airlines and Adria Airlines, guarantees its Brazilian clients access to more than 800 destinations throughout the world. The aircraft of the three companies realize nearly five thousand take-offs per week, which means one take-off every two minutes. The operational integration of VARIG, Rio Sul and Nordeste has the goal of providing easier access to any destination.The unification of reservations and ticket office and airport services cuts down on wasted time and allows passengers to better plan their trips. always being able to avail themselves of the most convenient schedules, the most modern and comfortable planes, and on-board service under the auspicies of some of the most renowned international chefs. On connections with highest demand, between the main airports of cities such as Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Brasilia, Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Porto Alegre and Vitoria, the Air Shuttle concept is being widely utilized, offering flights in intervals as short as 15 minutes.

Quality, safety and profit are the strategic pillars adopted by the company to function in the competitive global commercial aviation market. Since its founding, in 1927, VARIG’s continuous challenge has been to exceed the expectations of the most demanding passengers.

Within this context was born VARIG’s service style, which has won over customers of the most diverese nationalities by being synchronized with the best the world has to offer. The recipe is to add to the human warmth of the Brazilian people, technology, and the highest international standards of quality.