Copa Airlines

Copa Airlines
Founded	21 June 1944
Commenced operations	15 August 1947
AOC #	DCIF003F
Hubs	Panama City–Tocumen
Focus cities	San José (CR)
Frequent-flyer program	ConnectMiles
Alliance	Star Alliance
Fleet size	101
Destinations	85
Parent company	Copa Holdings
Headquarters	Panama City, Panama
Key people	Pedro Heilbron (CEO)
Employees	9,450 (2018)
Website	copaair.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]

^ "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View". Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
^ "Copa Airlines on ch-aviation.com". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
^ "Terms and Conditions of this web page". Copa Airlines. Archived from the original on December 4, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
^ "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)
^ "Star Alliance". Copa Airlines. Archived from the original on December 4, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
^ "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.

[1] "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View". Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2023-06-01.

[cha-2] "Copa Airlines on ch-aviation.com". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 21 November 2023.

[terms-3] "Terms and Conditions of this web page". Copa Airlines. Archived from the original on December 4, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2015.

[investor.shareholder.com-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)

[StarAlliance-5] "Star Alliance". Copa Airlines. Archived from the original on December 4, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2015.

[History-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.

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