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    Varig Flight 797 was a flight from Abidjan, Ivory Coast to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. On 3 January 1987, the Boeing 707-320C crashed while landing, killing...
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  • Flight 797 may refer to: Air Canada Flight 797, 1983 flight from Dallas/Fort Worth to Montréal; an in-flight fire killed 23 passengers Varig Flight 797...
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    Varig Flight 820 was a flight of the Brazilian airline Varig that departed from Galeão International Airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 11 July 1973...
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  • 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...
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    Varig Flight 967 was an international cargo flight from Narita International Airport in Japan to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport in Brazil...
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    Varig Flight 254 was a Boeing 737-241, c/n 21006/398, registration PP-VMK, on a scheduled passenger flight from São Paulo, Brazil, to Belém, capital city...
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    Varig Flight 837 was a flight from Fiumicino Airport, Rome, Italy to Galeão International Airport, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, originating in Beirut, Lebanon...
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    and incidents involving commercial aircraft Varig Flight 820 is a flight of the Brazilian airline Varig that departed from Galeão International Airport...
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    Network. 26 June 1987. Retrieved 28 May 2013. "ASN Accident Description (Varig-797)". Aviation Safety Network. 3 January 1987. Retrieved 28 May 2013. "ASN...
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  • plane to crash, killing 63 of the 106 people on board. January 3 – Varig Flight 797, a Boeing 707, crashes near Abidjan because of engine failure. Out...
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  • 146 bodies were recovered, and 103 of those bodies were identified. Varig Flight 797 crashed into the jungle near Abidjan after engine failure on 3 January...
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  • survivor is Lou Foote. On 17 March 1929, as the pilot of a Jersey sightseeing flight, he attempted to force land the monoplane when it suffered an engine failure...
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    Varig Flight 810 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Rio de Janeiro to Los Angeles with stopovers in Lima, Bogotá, Panama City, and Mexico...
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    survived, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. 1987 January 3: Varig Flight 797, a 707-379C, crashed when making a return to Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire...
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    crew, three passengers) were killed. Following the crash landing of Varig Flight 820 – due to a fire possibly caused by a lit cigarette thrown into a...
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  • Assembly, comes into force. 1977 – Apple Computer is incorporated. 1987 – Varig Flight 797 crashes near Akouré in the Ivory Coast, resulting in 50 deaths. 1990...
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    July 1982. Retrieved 7 March 2024. "Aircraft Accident Report: Air Canada Flight 797, McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32, C-FTLU, Greater Cincinnati International Airport...
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  • Varig Flight 797 PP-VJZ Boeing 707-379C Varig Flight 820 PP-VMK Boeing 737-241 Varig Flight 254 PR-GTD Boeing 737-8EH SFP Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907...
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  • after a fire breaks out there late on December 31, 1986. January 3 – Varig Flight 797, a Boeing 707-379C, develops engine trouble after departing Abidjan...
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  • Varig Logística S.A., operating as VarigLog, was a cargo airline, based in Jardim Aeroporto, Campo Belo, São Paulo, Brazil. All operations were suspended...
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    1975, Varig, a Brazilian airline which shared very similar origins, acquired its controlling shares. In 1993, it was finally merged into Varig. The first...
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    Flex Linhas Aéreas (category Varig)
    Rio-Grandense, known as Varig. Informally Flex is known as "old Varig". The rebranding was necessary because since July 20, 2006 the brand Varig belonged to a different...
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    executive flight and struck the sea 500 m off of runway 03, killing all 3 occupants. The crew did not have a flight plan. 3 January 1987: a Varig Boeing...
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  • air crashes, near-crashes, fires, hijackings, bombings, and other mainly flight-related disasters and crises. It reveals the events that led to each crisis...
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  • Between 2006 and 2008, Viação Aérea Rio-grandense (informally known as old Varig) used the brand Nordeste Linhas Aéreas for its operations. On 11 November...
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  • Transportes Aéreos Portugueses and the Brazilian Panair do Brasil (1960–1965) and Varig (1965–1967). In order to further promote the close cultural and economic...
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  • and Varig. In 2002, the administration of Rio Sul (which included its former subsidiary Nordeste Linhas Aéreas Regionais) was merged with Varig. The...
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    have been linked to fires in or near lavatories, such as Varig Flight 820 and Air Canada Flight 797 in 1973 and 1983, respectively. If the toilet's fire extinguishing...
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    United States v. S.A. Empresade Viacao Aerea Rio Grandense (Varig Airlines), 467 U.S. 797, 807 (1984); FAA, Order 8110.37F, at 2-1 to 2-2, but their specific...
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    accidents and all kinds of incidents, major or minor, by airline company with flight number, location, date, aircraft type, and cause. This list is dynamic and...
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