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 The
Ruben Berta Foundation has as its principal objective to promote the
well-being of the employees of a conglomerate of businesses stemming out
of one main trunk: VARIG. The perception that the actual economy imposes
a professional management of the shareholder participations caused the
Ruben Berta Foundation to create the FRB-Par, a holding designed to
permanently tend these investments in the Group. Its creation, among
other advantages, allowed greater clarity for disclosures of each
company; focus on each business activity; autonomy of decision;
maximization of the return to shareholders and creation of opportunities
for attracting of investments.
The FRB-Par Group controls three holdings, Varig, Varig Participacoes em
Transportes Aereos (Varig Participation in Air Transports) and Varig
Participacoes em Servicos Complementares (Varig Particiation in
Complementary Services) which control ten companies: VARIG, Rio Sul,
Nordeste, Pluna, VARIG LOG, Varig Travel, Rotatur, SATA, Tropical Hotels
Brasil and Amadeus Brasil.
VARIG is the largest air tranportation company in Latin America and,
together with Rio Sul and Nordeste, operates 115 aircraft, offering the
largest, most diversified network of airlines in the country. With this
operational alliance, which consolidated management of the group in the
market, the passenger now has three times more options of routes and
schedules and three times the comfort and convenience, from reservation
to boarding. The three companies offer connections between 70 Brazilian
cities.
The national network of airlines is inter-connected to VARIG"s
international services that, today, directly connect 133 countries and,
since 1997, thanks to connections with the Star Alliance partners"
networks - an alliance of strategic cooperation between airlines,
uniting VARIG with 16 other renowned companies (Air Canada, Air New
Zealand, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Thai International, United
Airlines, All Nippon Airways (ANA), Singapore Airlines, Austrian
Airlines, British Midland BMI, Asiana Airlines, Spanair, Lot Polish
Airlines, US Airways, Croatia Airlines and Adria Airlines), guarantees
our Brazilian customers access to more than 772 destinations throughout
the world. Together, the three companies aircraft have almost 5000
departures per week - meaning we are taking off from somewhere every two
minutes.
The operational integration of VARIG, Rio Sul and Nordeste has as its
objective to facilitate access to any destination. The unification of
reservations and of ticket office and airport service reduces time lost
and permits passengers to better coordinate their trip, as they will
always find the most convenient schedules and the most modern,
comfortable airplanes with on-board service provided by some of the most
recognized international chefs.
On high-demand connections, between central airports in cities such as
Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Brasilia, Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Porto
Alegre and Vitoria, the Air Shuttle concept is being used extensively,
offering flights as frequently as every 15 minutes.
Quality, safety and profit are the pillars of our Company's current
strategy to succeed in today's competitive global commercial aviation
markets.From our beginning in 1927, VARIG"s biggest challenge has been
to go far beyond the expectations of our most demanding passengers.
With this in mind, VARIG created a style of flying that continues to
gain passengers of many different nationalities, always staying in tune
with the best that the world has to offer. The secret has been to add
the warmth of the Brazilian people, to the best in current technology
and the highest international standard of quality.
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