Airlines
Takes Delivery of Two Boeing 737-800 Aircraft
Airline
has received five out of eight scheduled deliveries for 2010
PANAMA CITY, May 17
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Copa Airlines, subsidiary of Copa Holdings S.A. (NYSE:
CPA), has recently taken delivery of two new Boeing 737-800 aircraft as part of
its ongoing fleet and network expansion. With these two deliveries,
Copa has now received five of the eight aircraft it expects to take delivery of
in 2010.
Currently, Copa Holdings operates one
of the youngest fleet in the Americas, composed of 60 aircraft - 20 Boeing
737-700s, 14 Boeing 737-800s and 26 Embraer-190s. Copa Holdings
expects to end 2010 with a consolidated fleet of 63 aircraft.
"With these aircraft we will continue
to expand the Hub of the Americas with more frequencies and destinations for the
convenience of our passengers," said Pedro Heilbron, CEO of Copa Airlines.
"These two aircraft, along with three additional deliveries in the second half
of the year, will allow us to continue our capacity growth at a time when we are
seeing healthy demand trends."
The Boeing 737-800, the largest
aircraft in Copa's fleet, seats 160 passengers: 16 in Clase Ejecutiva (Business
Class) and 144 in the main cabin. The comfortable aircraft has a
spacious interior, large overhead compartments and a 12-channel audio-visual
entertainment system. In addition, Boeing aircraft are equipped with
state-of-the-art technology for improved performance and
reliability. In addition, their "winglets" help reduce airport noise,
fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, making them more environmentally
friendly.
Copa
Holdings S.A., through its Copa Airlines and Aero Republica operating
subsidiaries, is a leading Latin American provider of passenger and cargo
service. Copa Airlines currently offers approximately 152 daily scheduled
flights to 45 destinations in 24 countries in North, Central and South America
and the Caribbean. In addition, Copa Airlines provides passengers with access to
flights to more than 120 other international destinations through code share
agreements with Continental Airlines and other airlines. Aero Republica, the
second-largest domestic carrier in Colombia, provides service to 12 cities in
Colombia as well as international connectivity with Copa Airlines' Hub of the
Americas through flights from Bogota, Bucaramanga, Cali, Cartagena, Medellin and
Pereira. Additionally, Aero Republica has direct daily flights to Caracas,
Venezuela from the cities of Bogota and Medellin. For more information, visit
www.copaair.com.
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/CONTACT: Patricia
Roquebert - Panama, Copa Holdings, S.A.,
+011-507-304-2926/
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