Serviços Aéreos Cruzeiro do Sul
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| Founded | 1927 as Syndicato Condor | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 1928 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 1993 | ||||||
| Parent company | Varig | ||||||
| Headquarters | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||
| Key people | Fritz W. Hammer (1927–1930) Paul Moosmeyer (1930–1942) José Bento Ribeiro Dantas (1942–1969) Leopoldino Cardoso de Amorim Filho (1969–1993) | ||||||
Serviços Aéreos Cruzeiro do Sul was the second oldest airline of Brazil, tracing its origins to 1927, when it was founded as Syndicato Condor, a subsidiary of Deutsche Luft Hansa. Syndicato Condor retained rights and interests of a former German trade company, Condor Syndikat, which previously operated passenger and mail services in Brazil. It was renamed Serviços Aéreos Cruzeiro do Sul in 1943. In 1975, Varig, a Brazilian airline which shared very similar origins, acquired its controlling shares. In 1993, it was finally merged into Varig.