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,
2008
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 x Form
40-F o
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by check whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in
this
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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“Yes”
is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b);82- )
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PRESS
RELEASE
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CONTACT:
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Joseph
Putaturo - Panamá
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Director-Investor
Relations
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(507)
304-2677
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COPA
HOLDINGS REELECTS CONTINENTAL REPRESENTATIVE TO ITS BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
PANAMA
CITY, MAY 12, 2008 -
Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE: CPA), announced today the reelection of Mr.
Mark
Erwin, as member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Erwin, who is the designated
representative of Continental Airlines, Inc. to the Copa Holdings’ Board of
Directors, was reelected at the Company’s annual shareholders meeting held in
Panama City on May 7, 2008.
Mr.
Erwin has served as director of Copa Airlines and Copa Holdings since 2004.
He
is the Senior Vice President Asia/Pacific and Corporate Development of
Continental Airlines and the President and Chief Executive Officer and serves
on
the board of directors of Continental Micronesia, Inc., the wholly owned
subsidiary of Continental Airlines, Inc., operating in the western Pacific.
Mr.
Erwin has also held the position of Senior Vice President of Airport Services
of
Continental Airlines, Inc. from 1995 through 2002.
“We
are
very pleased to have Mark Erwin on our Board for another term. We have a
long-standing successful relationship and alliance with Continental, probably
one of the best in the industry. Our alliance is strengthened even more through
his vast experience and valuable contribution,” said Mr. Pedro
Heilbron.
“Our
alliance with Copa Airlines has and will continue playing a key role in
expanding and consolidating our presence in Latin America. As such, we are
very
pleased Mark Erwin will continue contributing as director of Copa, as a very
important link between both airlines,” added Mr. Larry Kellner, CEO of
Continental Airlines.
Copa
Holdings, through its Copa Airlines and Aero Republica operating subsidiaries,
is a leading Latin American provider of passenger and cargo service. Copa
Airlines currently offers approximately 126 daily scheduled flights to 41
destinations in 22 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, Bucaramanga, Cali, Cartagena and
Medellin.
CPA-G
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
Holdings, S.A.
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(Registrant)
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Date:
05/12/2008
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By:
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/s/ Victor
Vial
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Name:
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Victor
Vial
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Title:
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CFO
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