Copa Airlines

Copa Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
CM CMP COPA
Founded21 June 1944; 80 years ago (1944-06-21)
Commenced operations15 August 1947; 77 years ago (1947-08-15)
AOC #DCIF003F[1]
HubsPanama City–Tocumen
Focus citiesSan José (CR)
Frequent-flyer programConnectMiles
AllianceStar Alliance
Fleet size101
Destinations85[2]
Parent companyCopa Holdings
HeadquartersPanama City, Panama
Key peoplePedro Heilbron (CEO)
Employees9,450 (2018)
Websitecopaair.com/en

Compañía Panameña de Aviación, S.A., branded as Copa Airlines,[3] is the flag carrier of Panama. It is headquartered in Panama City, Panama,[4] with its main hub at Tocumen International Airport. Copa is a subsidiary of Copa Holdings and a member of the Star Alliance.[5] The airline is owned by Copa Holdings, which also owns Colombian airline AeroRepública, which operates under the brands Wingo and Copa Airlines Colombia.

Copa was founded in 1947 and it began domestic operations to three cities in Panama shortly afterwards. The airline abandoned its domestic operations in 1980, in favor of international flights. In 1998, Copa formed a partnership with Continental Airlines, adopting a similar brand image.[6]

  1. ^ "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View". Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  2. ^ "Copa Airlines on ch-aviation.com". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Terms and Conditions of this web page". Copa Airlines. Archived from the original on December 4, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  4. ^ "Copa 2018 Annual Report Form 20-F". Copa Holdings. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019. Avenida Principal y Avenida de la Rotonda, Costa del Este Complejo Business Park, Torre Norte Parque Lefevre, Panama City Panama (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  5. ^ "Star Alliance". Copa Airlines. Archived from the original on December 4, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  6. ^ "Copa Airlines history and how we became the leader in the Latinamerican aviation industry". Copa Airlines. Archived from the original on 2021-12-04. Retrieved 2013-08-31.