PANAMA, Nov 14, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Copa Airlines, a subsidiary of Copa Holdings SA (NYSE: CPA), has taken delivery of its 11th EMBRAER 190 aircraft. The Panama-based airline now has 37 aircraft in its fleet.

"The EMBRAER 190 is a comfortable high-tech aircraft that allows us greater flexibility to balance capacity and demand in smaller markets that are served more efficiently with a 94-seat aircraft," said Pedro Heilbron, CEO, Copa Airlines.

EMBRAER 190 aircraft are equipped with advanced engineering design elements, including "winglets" (wingtip extensions) and high-performance GE CF34-E5 engines. The aircraft has seating for 10 passengers in Business Class (Clase Ejecutiva) and 84 in Coach. The Coach cabin is configured with two seats on each side of the aisle and no middle seat.

Copa Airlines has one of the youngest fleets in the Americas, with an average age of 3.7 years. In addition to its 11 EMBRAER aircraft, Copa operates 26 Boeing 737 Next Generation jets.

About Copa Holdings

Copa Holdings, through its Copa Airlines and AeroRepublica operating subsidiaries, is a leading Latin American provider of passenger and cargo service. Copa Airlines offers 126 daily scheduled flights to 40 destinations in 21 countries in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean through its Hub of the Americas based in Panama City, Panama. Copa offers nonstop flights to Panama and connections throughout the Americas from five U.S. cities: three times daily from Miami; daily from New York City, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.; and 10 times a week from Orlando. In addition, Copa Airlines provides passengers with access to flights to more than 120 other international destinations through codeshare agreements with Continental Airlines and other airlines. AeroRepublica, the second-largest carrier in Colombia, provides service to 12 cities in Colombia as well as international connectivity with Copa Airlines' Hub of the Americas through daily flights from Bogota, Bucaramanga, Cali and Medellin. For more information, visit www.copaair.com.

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