Copa (CPA)

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Exchange: NYSE       Sector: Services       Industry: Regional Airlines

Copa Holdings is a leading Latin American provider of airline passenger and cargo service through our two principal operating subsidiaries, Copa Airlines and Copa Airlines Colombia. Copa Airlines operates from its strategically located position in the Republic of Panama, and Copa Airlines Colombia provides service primarily within Colombia complemented by international flights from various cities in Colombia to Panama City, Caracas, Cancun, Mexico City, Guayaquil, and Quito. Copa Airlines offers approximately 280 daily scheduled flights among 59 destinations in 28 countries in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean from its Panama City hub. Copa Airlines provides passengers with access to flights to more than 120 other destinations through codeshare arrangements with Continental pursuant to which each airline places its name and flight designation code on the other's flights. Through its Panama City hub, Copa Airlines is able to consolidate passenger traffic from multiple points to serve each destination effectively. As of December 31, 2009 Copa Holdings operates a fleet of 71 passenger aircraft: 45 Boeing 737-Next Generation aircraft, 26 Embraer 190 aircraft. It is headquartered in Panama City, Panama and its current CEO is Pedro Heilbron. Copa Holdings, S.A. was founded in 1947.