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Copa
Holdings, S.A.
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Enclosure: Press Release - COPA
AIRLINES ANNOUNCES ORDER FOR UP TO 21 BOEING NEXT-GENERATION 737-800
AIRPLANES
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COPA
AIRLINES ANNOUNCES ORDER FOR UP TO 21
BOEING
NEXT-GENERATION 737-800
AIRPLANES
Panama-based
airline places firm order for 13 airplanes and options for an additional
eight
PANAMA
CITY, July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Copa Airlines, subsidiary of Copa
Holdings, S.A. (NYSE: CPA) and Boeing (NYSE: BA)
today announced an order for 13 Boeing 737-800 airplanes. At Boeing
list prices, the new order will represent a total investment of approximately $1 billion
(USD).
The total
number of Boeing Next-Generation 737s Copa has on firm order now stands at
27. Delivery of the 13 newly ordered
airplanes is scheduled to begin in 2012 and
end in 2015, with the eight additional options scheduled for delivery between 2015 and
2017.
These new
airplanes will be outfitted with Boeing's signature “Sky Interior” featuring new
787-style modern sculpted sidewalls and window reveals that provide passengers
with a greater connection to the flying experience. They will
also benefit from performance enhancements expected to result in a two percent reduction in fuel consumption by 2011
through a combination of airframe and engine improvements.
The
Next-Generation 737 is the newest and most technologically advanced airplane in
its class. It flies higher, faster and farther than previous models and
competitors. In addition, its flight deck features the latest liquid-crystal
flat-panel displays and is designed to accommodate new communications and
flight-management capabilities.
“The
Boeing 737s have been a major factor in Copa’s success, providing us with
operating and cost efficiencies, and enabling us to offer our passengers
world-class service and an extensive route network throughout Latin America,”
said Pedro Heilbron, CEO of Copa Airlines. “This order reaffirms our
confidence in our business model and the growth potential of Latin American
aviation.”
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Copa
announces order for 21 Boeing Next-Generation airplanes/ p. 2
“Copa Airlines
continues to be successful in a very challenging economic environment through
the use of the Next-Generation 737 latest technology and superior
economics,”
said Scott Carson, President and CEO of Boeing.
Copa was the first carrier in the
Americas to incorporate blended winglets on its 737s. All of its Next-Generation
737s use the distinctive curved wing ends, which improve fuel efficiency and
lift while reducing engine wear and carbon dioxide emissions. Copa also was the
first in the region to order Next-Generation 737s with the Vertical Situation
Display (VSD) system, which enhances safety by providing pilots with an
easy-to-understand flight-path view.
About
Copa Holdings, S.A.
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 144 daily
scheduled flights to 45 destinations in 24 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, Medellin and Pereira. Additionally, Aero
Republica has direct daily flights to Caracas, Venezuela from Cartagena and
Medellin, Colombia. For more information, visit www.copaair.com.
CPA-G
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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.
(Registrant)
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| Date: 7/16/2009 |
By:
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/s/ Victor Vial | |
| Name: Victor Vial | |||
| Title: CFO | |||