Varig health, financial, social and recreational benefits to its employees. Decades later this foundation would be called . In 1946, with the addition of Douglas DC-3 and later the Curtiss C-46 to its fleet, Varig was able to greatly increase its network by adding cities in the states of Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro, facing fierce competition with Real Transportes Aéreos, and SAVAG. On , Varig bought Aero Geral, a small airline with concessions to fly from Natal until Santos. With this purchase Varig greatly enlarged its operations in Brazil, extending services beyond Rio de Janeiro until
Interlink Airlines Interlink Airlines Interlink Airlines Pty Ltd. was an airline based in Johannesburg, South Africa, operating scheduled and chartered flights (including medical rescue, and VIP transport services) out of OR Tambo International Airport. Interlink Airlines was founded in 1998. After long-lasting financial troubles, the airline had to suspend all of its flights on 22 February 2010, and went into liquidation on 2 March.. In October 2009, Interlink Airlines operated scheduled services to the following destinations: At its height, Interlink operated a fleet of four Boeing 737-200 aircraft (equipped with 106 passenger seats, 18 of which were in business class), the first