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Report
on Form 6-K dated For
the month of September,
2007
Copa
Holdings, S.A.
(Translation
of Registrant's Name Into English)
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City, Panama
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Enclosure: Press
Release - AERO
REPUBLICA CONTINUES FLEET RENOVATION WITH THE DELIVERY OF TWO NEW EMBRAER 190
AIRCRAFT
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.
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Copa
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| Date: 09/28/2007 | By: | /s/ Victor Vial |
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Name: Victor Vial |
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Title:
CFO
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Aero
Republica Continues Fleet Renovation with the Delivery of Two New
Embraer
190 Aircraft
Colombian
Airline has Firm Orders for Four Additional Aircraft Through 2008
PANAMA
CITY and BOGOTA, Colombia, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aero Republica,
subsidiary of Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE: CPA), today announced the delivery
of
two EMBRAER 190 Aircraft. Aero Republica, which in December 2006 became the
first airline in the domestic Colombian market to operate this new aircraft,
currently has a fleet of five EMBRAER 190 and eight MD-80 aircraft.
Aero
Republica's fleet modernization and expansion plan includes firm orders for
four
additional EMBRAER 190 aircraft, two of which are scheduled for delivery before
year's end and the remaining two in 2008. The airline also has options for
an
additional eight EMBRAER 190 aircraft, which expire through 2011, plus eight
rolling options.
The
modern EMBRAER 190, with a 106-seat, single-class configuration, incorporates
advanced technological features such as "winglets," efficient and powerful
GE
CF34 motors, and the latest Honeywell Corporation aeronautics
equipment.
The
EMBRAER 190s will be used to serve Aero Republica's domestic routes more
efficiently, as well as in the further development of international markets.
They also play an important role in Aero Republica's alliance with Copa Airlines
in Panama, through the joint expansion of route networks that will provide
passengers more destinations and frequencies.
"This
new
generation aircraft provides the high level of comfort and dependability that
customers require, as well as more efficiency in fuel consumption and general
performance," said Roberto Junguito, President, Aero Republica. "The EMBRAER
190
also offers us the opportunity to balance capacity and demand, which we need
as
part of our operational and expansion plan."
About
Copa Holdings
Copa
Holdings, through its Copa Airlines and Aero Republica operating subsidiaries,
is a leading Latin American provider of passenger and cargo service. Copa
Airlines, based in Panama, currently offers approximately 126 daily scheduled
flights to 40 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 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, Cali, Cartagena and Medellin.