Varig from the assets of Condor Syndikat. This aircraft, named "Atlântico", was also the first aircraft registered in Brazil as P-BAAA. Operations started on with a flight from Porto Alegre to Rio Grande via Pelotas. Varig inherited the route rights from Condor Syndikat which since had operated the service. VARIG slowly but consistently in spite of difficulties added aircraft and destinations to its network initially focusing on the state of Rio Grande do Sul. On Varig began its first international route from Porto Alegre to Montevideo using its de Havilland DH 89 Dragon Rapide. On 1941, as the United States declared
Business Express Airlines Business Express Airlines Business Express Airlines , often referred to as Business Express or BizEX, was an American regional airline founded as Atlantic Air in 1982. In an effort to appeal to its predominantly business commuter clientele, the airline assumed the Business Express name in 1985. In 1986 Pilgrim Airlines (Groton/New London), which itself had acquired NewAir (New Haven) about a year prior, was acquired by the airline. This opened the valuable New York and Washington, D.C. markets. Shortly thereafter, Business Express became one of Delta Air Lines's first Delta Connection carriers, along with Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Comair and SkyWest