Plant-produced pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) pose health risks due to their toxicity and frequent occurrence in foods like ...

Brazil's two largest airlines, Varig and Tam, announced they will be merging their operations in a joint venture to overcome the deep crisis in the industry. With a joint fleet of 218 aircraft and 29 ...

Varig Flight 254 should have been a routine 40-minute hop to Belém, but one shockingly simple navigation mistake sent the Boeing 737 hundreds of kilometers in the wrong direction over the Amazon.

On September 3, 1989, Varig Flight 254 departed Marabá for a short hop to Belém, but a misread heading on the flight plan sent the Boeing 737 due west into the Amazon until fuel exhaustion forced a ...

Gol's new long-haul unit is dropping three of its five European routes following heavy losses In a major U-turn, Brazil's Gol has decided to drop three of Varig's European routes only a few months ...

VARIG has started daily flights from London Heathrow to Sao Paulo in Rio de Janeiro. Flights leave Heathrow at 10:05pm (local time), making a connection at Guarulhos International Airport and arriving ...

The PBGC took over two pension plans for U.S. employees of Brazilian air carrier Varig SA, Sao Paulo, confirmed Marc Hopkins, agency spokesman. The Varig Brazilian Airlines Salaried Pension Plan and ...

Brazil's Varig, now owned by Gol with the official name of VRG Linhas Aereas, says it will roll out a slate of international flights over the next six months. Between now and April, Varig will start ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Gol, the Brazilian low-cost airline, plans to relaunch the Varig brand as a dedicated business carrier serving ...

Brazil’s low-cost airline GOL says it has a deal to buy former national flag carrier Varig for the equivalent of $371 million, forging a group expected to carry 20 million passengers a year.

GOL, Brazil’s low-cost airline has agreed with VarigLog and Volo, the controlling shareholders of VRG Linhas Aereas S.A. (“VRG”, airline that operates the Varig brand), to acquire the total share ...