PANAMA CITY, Aug 09, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE: CPA) announces the following events:

    Earnings Release - Second Quarter 2006
    Date:                August 16, 2006
    Time:                Before U.S. markets open
    Website:             http://www.copaair.com/investor/default.aspx

    Conference Call and Webcast
    Date:                August 16, 2006
    Time:                11:00 a.m. U.S. EDT / 10:00 a.m. Local time
    Conference
     Telephone number:   877-502-9273 (U.S. Domestic Callers)
                         913-981-5582 (International Callers)
    Webcast:             http://www.copaair.com/investor/default.aspx
    Speakers:            Pedro Heilbron, Chief Executive Officer
                         Victor Vial, Chief Financial Officer

Webcast listeners should access the website several minutes prior to the scheduled start time, allowing sufficient time to register, download and install any necessary software. If you are unable to listen or access this presentation at the scheduled time, a Webcast replay option will be available at the above website shortly after the conference.

Copa Holdings (NYSE: CPA), through its Copa Airlines and AeroRepublica operating subsidiaries, is a leading Latin American provider of passenger and cargo service. Copa Airlines currently offers 110 daily scheduled flights to 34 destinations in 20 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 codeshare agreements with Continental Airlines and other airlines. AeroRepublica, 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 daily flights from Bogota and Medellin.

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SOURCE Copa Holdings, S.A.

Joseph Putaturo, Director, Investor Relations, Panama, of Copa Holdings, S.A.,
+1-507-304-2677

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