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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 June 30,
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.)
Form
20-F
X Form
40-F
(Indicate
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.)
Yes
No
X
(If
“Yes”
is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b);82- )
Copa
Airlines Expands Fleet of Embraer 190 Aircraft
Copa's
fleet, one of the youngest in the Americas, now
totals
32
aircraft: 8 EMBRAER-190's and 24 Boeing 737NG's
PANAMA
CITY, July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Copa Airlines, a subsidiary of Copa
Holdings (NYSE: CPA), took delivery today of its eighth EMBRAER-190, bringing
its fleet total to 32 aircraft. The airline is scheduled to receive five
additional aircraft for the remainder of 2007 -- three EMBRAER-190's and
two
Boeing 737-800's.
"We
continue to grow and modernize our fleet, always focusing on our passengers'
comfort and convenience. These new aircraft are key to our growth strategy,
allowing us to continually expand our network by offering more frequencies
and
new destinations," said Copa Airlines CEO Pedro Heilbron.
The
EMBRAER-190 is equipped with advanced engineering design elements, including
winglets and high-performance General Electric CF34-10E5 engines.
The
aircraft is configured with 10 seats in Clase Ejecutiva (Business Class)
and 84
seats in economy class, which has two seats on each side of the aisle and
no
middle seat.
Copa
Airlines currently provides service to 39 destinations in 21 countries in
North,
Central and South America and the Caribbean through its Hub of the Americas
based in Panama City. From the United States, service includes nonstop flights
to Panama City and connections from five cities: three times daily from Miami,
daily from New York City, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., and 10 times
a week
from Orlando.
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 currently offers approximately 116 daily scheduled flights to 39
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
daily flights from Bogota, Cali, Cartagena and Medellin. For more information,
visit http://www.copaair.com.
CPA-G
SOURCE
Copa Airlines
-0- 07/27/2007
/CONTACT:
Edisa G. Revilla - Panama, Copa Airlines, +011-507-304-2216, or
+011-507-304-2205/
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: 06/22/2007 |
By: |
/s/ Victor
Vial |
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Name:
Victor Vial |
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Title:
CFO
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