Varig from Varig, its subsidiaries, and its Star Alliance partners including flights, upgrades, holidays, hotel stays and car rentals. Smiles was part of the "new Varig" package bought by Gol Airlines. All miles were honored and eventually Smiles became Gol's own Frequent Flyer program. , Aviation Safety Network reports 39 accidents or incidents for Varig since . Varig VARIG (acronym for Viação Aérea RIo-Grandense, "Rio Grandean Airways") was the first airline founded in Brazil, in 1927. From 1965 until 1990, it was Brazil's leading airline, and virtually its only international one. In 2005, Varig went into judicial re-organisation, and in 2006
Airline Ambassadors International www.airlineamb.org Airline Ambassadors International Airline Ambassadors International (AAI) is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, affiliated with the United Nations and recognized by the US Congress . It was founded by Nancy Rivard in 1996 and has since donated 50 million dollars in aid to clinics, schools, orphanages and programs in 52 countries. AAI was conceived by Rivard, an American Airlines flight attendant, after seeing first hand wasted excess cargo space on commercial flights. She sought ways to leverage that space for the transport of needed aid by successfully lobbying American Airlines and many other carriers. Additionally Rivard began to enlist