Copa Holdings, S.A. (CPA)

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Copa Holdings is the parent company for Panama City, Panama based Copa Airlines and Bogata Columbia based Aero Republica. With their fleet of modern Boeing 737 aircraft the airlines serve cities through out North, Central and South America and the Carribean.

As of this writing Copa Airlines offers 126 daily flights to 41 destinations in 22 countries. Aero Republica offers service to 12 cities in Columbia and to Copa's hub in Panama City.

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Copa Airlines has a fleet of 37 aircraft consisting of 20 Boeing 737-700, 6 Boeing 737-800 and 11 Embraer 190AR. The fleet average age is less than 4 years old. Copa Airlines was the first in Latin America to use "blended winglet" technology on their 737s. These winglets reduce fuel consumption by 3.5%. Approximately 10% of the seats in all aircraft is Business Class.

Aero Republica's fleet consists of 13 aircraft, 7 EMB190s and 6 MD-80s. The MD-80s are scheduled to be replaced by the more fuel efficient Embraers. Three MD-80s were retired in 2007.

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In the U.S., Copa serves Los Angeles, New York, Washington, D.C. Miami and Orlando. The airline has a code sharing arrangement with Continental Airlines (CAL) , giving expanded connections into the U.S.

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Source: Copa Holdings Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Results[1]

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• US Airways Group (LCC)

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Company	Data From	Passenger Revenue	Freight Revenue	Fuel Cost per Gallon	Cost per Available Seat Mile	Revenue per Available Seat Mile	Net Income
American Airlines (AMR)	2007	$20.7B[1]	$8.25B[1]	$2.12[2]	$0.114[2]	$0.107[2]	$504M[1]
Continental Airlines (CAL)	2007	$13B[3]	$453M[3]	$2.18[4]	$0.108[4]	$0.112[4]	$459M[4]
Copa Holdings, S.A. (CPA)	2006	$799M[5]	$52.3K[5]	$2.1[6]	$0.0998[5]	$0.116[5]	$134M[5]
JetBlue Airways (JBLU)	2007	$2.64B[7]	Add	$2.09[8]	$0.0838[8]	$0.0826[8]	$18M[7]
US Airways Group (LCC)	2007	Add	Add	Add	$0.113[9]	Add	Add

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1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} AMR 2007 10-K, Item 8, pg na
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} AMR 2007 10-K, Item 7, pg na
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} CAL 2007 10-K, Item 7, pg _
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} CAL 2007 10-K, Item 6, pg _
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4} CPA 20F, Item 3, Pg 1
6. ↑ CPA 20F, Pg 38
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} JBLU,2007 10-k, Item 8, pg 46
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} JBLU,2007 10-k, Item 6, pg 26
9. ↑ 2007 Form 10-K