SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
6-K
Report
of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Report
on Form 6-K dated for
the month of May,
2007
Copa
Holdings, S.A.
(Translation
of Registrant's Name Into English)
Boulevard
Costa del Este, Avenida Principal y Avenida de la Rotonda
Urbanización
Costa del Este
Parque
Lefevre
Panama
City, Panama
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
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20-F
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40-F o
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Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant
to
Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)
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o No x
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is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b);82- )
Copa
Airlines Orders Four New Boeing 737-800 Aircraft
The
airline has one of the newest and most modern fleets in the
Americas
PANAMA
CITY, May 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Copa Airlines, a subsidiary of
Copa
Holdings S.A. (NYSE: CPA), and the Boeing Company announced today that
the
airline ordered four Boeing 737-800s for delivery in 2011 and 2012. The
order
continues Copa Airlines' fleet expansion program and increases its outstanding
Boeing 737 Next-Generation orders from six to 10, plus options for additional
deliveries.
"This
new
order reinforces our commitment to our passengers by allowing us to continue
expanding our route network through additional frequencies and destinations,
offering our passengers the most comfortable and convenient options for
travel
between the major Latin American cities," said Pedro Heilbron, CEO of
Copa
Airlines.
"Copa
Airlines continues to validate the technology and superior economicsof
the
Next-Generation 737," said Boeing Commercial Airplanes Vice President,
Sales,
for Latin America and the Caribbean, John Wojick. "With the Next-Generation
737s, Copa is able to utilize advanced technologies to provide passengers
with
more nonstop flights from the Hub of the Americas in Panama."
Copa's
current fleet consists of 30 aircraft: 24 Boeing Next-Generation 737s
and six
EMBRAER-190s. The Boeing 737-800 is the largest airplane in Copa's fleet,
configured for 155 passengers -- 14 in Executive Class and 141 in the
main
cabin. The comfortable aircraft has a spacious interior, large overhead
luggage
compartments, seats with adjustable headrests, and a 12-channel audio/video
entertainment system.
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
currently offers approximately 110 daily scheduled flights
to 36 destinations in 21 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, Cali, Cartagena and Medellin.
CPA-G
For
more
information, visit www.copaair.com.
SOURCE
Copa Airlines
-0-
05/02/2007
/CONTACT:
Patricia Roquebert, Copa Airlines, +011-507-304-2672/
/Web
site: http://www.copaair.com /
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto
duly authorized.
| Copa Holdings, S.A. | ||
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| Date: 05/02/2007 | By: | /s/ Victor Vial |
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Name: Victor Vial |
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Title:
CFO
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