Acquisition of Varig
On March 28, with the purchase of Varig, GOL became one of the largest aviation groups in Latin America, carrying more than 20 million passengers a year.
Partnership with Delta Air Lines
On July 1st, the agreement for the sale of tickets with Delta Air Lines began to allow faster connections between the two companies.
First commercial flight of the Boeing 737-800 SFP
On February 10, for the first time in the history of national aviation, a Boeing 737-800 equipped with Short Field Performance (SFP) technology landed at Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) in Rio de Janeiro
Reduction in carbon dioxide emissions
Supporting the global initiative to reduce polluting gases, GOL was able to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by ASK (multiplication of available seats by flight distance) by 6% between January 2004 and December 2006.
The first commander
In September, Elisa Rossi became the first woman to fly a GOL aircraft. She had been with the company for three and a half years and had 8,500 flying hours.