SAO PAULO, Brazil, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and Bovespa: GOLL4), the parent company of Brazilian airlines GOL Transportes Aereos S.A. ("GTA") and VRG Linhas Aereas S.A. ("VRG"), announces that its CEO, Constantino de Oliveira Junior, has been awarded the GALA (Latin American Aeronautics Gallery) award in the "Distinguished Executive -- Air Transportion" category, presented by FIDAE's (International Air and Space Fair) "Wings of Change" conference. The award, sponsored by IATA (International Air Transport Association), recognizes the key executives and institutions that contribute to the development of the aviation industry in Latin America. Oliveira is the only Brazilian executive in the sector acknowledged at this year's awards.
"The award is an important recognition of the done work by our team of 16,500 employees, who are dedicated to providing safe and quality air transport in South America," said Constantino de Oliveira Junior, GOL's CEO. "I'm very proud to work at GOL, the airline Company that truly provides everybody an opportunity fly."
Oliveira (40) founded the Company in January 2001. Over the past seven years, GOL has transported over 87 million passengers; 10 percent of these passengers were flying for the very first time. GOL's continued growth is due to the successful implementation of its low-cost management model, unprecedented in Brazil, which relies on operating a modern, standardized fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft. In 2004, the Company raised additional capital by simultaneously listing on both the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Bolsa de Valores de Sao Paulo (Bovespa). With the March 2007 acquisition of VRG, which operates the VARIG brand, the Company became one of the largest aviation groups in South America.
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