"Panama. The lounges offer amenities for travelers and members also have access to affiliated lounges around the world. The Copa Club locations in Central America and the Caribbean includes: During its history, Copa Airlines had the following incidents and accidents: Since its foundation in 1947, Copa Airlines has suffered one hijacking attempt: Copa Airlines Compañía Panameña de Aviación, S.A., () (commonly referred to and branded simply as ""Copa Airlines"") is the flag carrier of Panama. It is headquartered in Panama City, Panama, with its main hub at Tocumen International Airport. Copa is a subsidiary of Copa Holdings, S.A. as well"
"Copa Airlines Colombia Copa Airlines Colombia is a commercial passenger airline founded and registered under the corporate name of Aero República S.A. in November 1992, and is the second airline in Colombia for international passengers carried after Avianca and the third in total traffic. It covers national and international destinations from the El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá and from the main cities of Colombia. As of October 5, 2010, the airline used the trade name of Copa Airlines Colombia. The national operations of Copa Airlines Colombia were replaced by a new low-cost airline subsidized by its parent company Copa"
"its Hub of the Americas at Tocumen International Airport in Panama City, Panama. In addition, Copa Airlines provides passengers with access to flights to more than 120 other international destinations through codeshare agreements with United Airlines and other airlines. Copa Airlines Colombia, provides domestic service to 12 cities in Colombia as well as international connectivity with Copa Airlines' Hub of the Americas through flights from Bogota, Cali, Medellin, Cartagena, Bucaramanga, Pereira and Barranquilla. Additionally, Copa Airlines Colombia has non-stop international flights from Colombia to Caracas, Quito, Guayaquil and Mexico City. Pedro Heilbron (CEO) <br> Stanley Motta (Chairman of the Board)<br>"
"Avianca Avianca S.A. (acronym in Spanish for """", Airways of the American Continent) is a Colombian airline that has been the national airline and flag carrier of Colombia since 5 December 1919, when it was initially registered under the name SCADTA. It is headquartered in Bogotá, D.C. with its main hub at El Dorado International Airport. Avianca is the flagship of a group of eight Latin American airlines, whose operations are combined to function as one airline using a code sharing system. Avianca is the largest airline in Colombia and second largest in Latin America, after LATAM of Chile. Avianca"
"Aviación, which lasted until 2007. On June 1, 2005, Copa Airlines acquired 90% of the Colombian domestic air carrier AeroRepública, having earlier announced a codeshare plan with the carrier. Copa rebranded AeroRepública to Copa Airlines Colombia in 2010, increased destinations and modernized the fleet. On December 15, 2005, parent company Copa Holdings, S.A., launched an IPO of 14 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange thus becoming the fourth Latin American airline to be traded on the exchange, after LAN Airlines of Chile and Brazilian carriers Gol Transportes Aéreos and TAM Airlines. In 2006, Copa Airlines began service to"
"2018; and Salvador da Bahia, Brazil on July 24, 2018. On December 12, 2018, the airline started flights to Salta, Argentina. On December 16, 2018, the airline started flights to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Copa Airlines currently flies to 78 destinations in 32 countries in North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. Copa Airlines codeshares with the following airlines: As of November 2018, Copa Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (which has an average age of 5.8 years). Since its founding in 1947, Copa Airlines used several liveries during the update of its fleet from turboprops to jetliners."
"York City (JFK), Orlando (MCO), San Francisco (SFO), Tampa (TPA), Toronto (YYZ) and Washington, D.C. (IAD) as well as to other destinations in the Caribbean and Latin America. Until the introduction of the Embraer 190 in 2005, the airline had an all-Boeing 737 fleet. Expansion continued during the 1990s, when it began service to Buenos Aires, Argentina; Santiago, Chile; Bogotá, Colombia; Havana, Cuba; Guayaquil, Ecuador; Lima, Peru; Mexico City, Mexico; Caracas, Venezuela; and many other important Latin American cities. In 1992, Copa Airlines signed a strategic alliance with TACA Airlines (now Avianca El Salvador), and the airline began flying from"
"on its Boeing 737 NG fleet. In January 2015, the airline achieved a milestone in its history when it re-launched daily domestic flights to David, Chiriquí, the first ones since the closure of the route three decades earlier. Also, Copa Airlines announced new flights to Villahermosa and Puebla, Mexico; and New Orleans, United States. Three months later, the airline announced another new destination In the U.S: San Francisco, California, United States. In July 2015, Copa Airlines announced service to Belize City beginning in December 2015. In April 2015, the airline announced an order for 61 Boeing 737 MAX 8/9 aircraft"
"in favor of international flights. In 1998, Copa formed a partnership with Continental Airlines, adopting a new brand image and the OnePass frequent flyer program and later replaced by MileagePlus, which was replaced by ConnectMiles in July 2015. The airline was established as ""Compañía Panameña de Aviación"" (hence the acronym COPA) on June 21, 1944, and started operations on August 15, 1947. It was founded by a group of prominent Panamanian investors with assistance from Pan American World Airways, who took a 32% stake. It began operating domestic flights with a small fleet of Douglas DC-3 aircraft. The airline started"
"six new destinations: Manaus, Brazil; Maracaibo, Venezuela; Montevideo, Uruguay; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; San Pedro Sula, Honduras; and Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. In addition, Copa Airlines took delivery of six Embraer 190s and two Boeing 737s. In 2007, Copa Airlines added services to Córdoba, Argentina; Guadalajara, Mexico; Punta Cana, Dominican Republic; and Washington, D.C.. Copa Airlines added four Embraer 190s and two Boeing 737s (-800 series). That same year, the airline joined the SkyTeam alliance as an associate member. During 2008, Copa Airlines added five new destinations and received four Embraer 190s and one Boeing 737-800. The new"
"worth $6.6 billion at list price. On June 21, 2016, the airline started flights to Holguín. On June 28, 2016, the airline started flights to Chiclayo. On July 1, 2016, the airline started flights to Rosario. The airline also owns Wingo in Colombia, a low cost airline that began operations in December 2016. On November 15, 2017, the airline started flights to Mendoza, Argentina. On December 11, 2017, the airline started flights to Denver, United States. On January 29, 2018, Copa Airlines announced that it would start flights to Bridgetown, Barbados on July 17, 2018; Fortaleza, Brazil on July 18,"
"destinations are Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Valencia, Venezuela; Oranjestad, Aruba; and Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. In May 2008, Continental Airlines sold its remaining 4.38 million shares of Copa Airlines for $35.75 a share, yielding a net profit of approximately $149.8 million. That same year, Copa Airlines' CEO Pedro Heilbron announced on the ALTA airline leaders forum in Cancún that the airline had decided to leave SkyTeam and were in exclusive talks with Star Alliance. In 2009, Copa Airlines announced it would withdraw from SkyTeam on October 24, the same date that partner Continental"
"Intercontinental de Aviación Aeropesca Colombia / Intercontinental de Aviación was an airline based in Bogotá, Colombia. It operated domestic services and flights to neighbouring countries. Its main base was located at El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, with a secondary hub at Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport) in Cali. The airline was founded and started operations in 1965 as Aeropesca Colombia. The airline was forced to cease operating in September 2005 following the crash of West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 in Venezuela. After the crash, the Colombian Civil Aviation authority required that all airlines undergo a special inspection of its maintenance"
"be offered, it is expected that this low-cost airline will increment its national routes progressively supplying some destinations that Copa Airlines Colombia has canceled within the national territory in recent years. As of August 2018, the Copa Airlines Colombia fleet consists of the following aircraft: ConnectMiles is Copa Airlines Colombia's frequent-flyer program, through a partnership with Copa Airlines. Customers accumulate miles from flight segments flown on Copa Airlines Colombia, Copa Airlines, and other Star Alliance member airlines. Benefits of Premier status include priority check-in, priority boarding, complimentary upgrades, and discounted airport lounge memberships (United Club/Copa Club). Due to the Continental-United"
"tourist destinations in Panama with those in Latin America. The agreement became effective June 1, 2012, when Air Panama began flights from Tocumen airport to Isla Colón, Bocas del Toro. In 2013, Copa increased the frequency to several destinations and included two new destinations in the United States: Boston and Tampa. Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) announced 10 October 2013, that Copa Airlines placed an order to retrofit some of its existing Boeing Next Generation 737's blended winglets with APB's new split scimitar winglets, as part of its environmental strategy. The new APB winglet technology will save Copa more than $21"
"consisted of the following aircraft as of November 2008: Sol América Sol América was a Venezuelan airline headquartered in Caracas. It operated domestic charter services. Its bases were at Simón Bolívar International Airport and Josefa Camejo International Airport. The airline was established and started operations in 1980 as an air taxi operator within southern Venezuela. It began targeting tourist destinations in 2001 and new management led to the operation of commuter and charter flights, opening new routes between north Venezuelan cities and south Caribbean islands. As of January 2005, Sol América operated services to destinations including Aruba, Curaçao, Las Piedras,"
"190 and Boeing 737-700 aircraft. In early 2007, an AeroRepública Embraer E-190 took off from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport, in Medellín, for a demonstration flight, although current regulations do not allow that type of aircraft to operate from/to that airport. In addition, domestic routes were consolidated and international services to Quito, Caracas, Panama City, Mexico, and elsewhere were launched, and service to Miami, São Paulo and other cities was planned. In 2010, Copa Holdings changed the airline's name from AeroRepública to Copa Airlines Colombia, thus unifying the brand. On 20 October 2016, Copa Holdings announced the creation of Wingo, a"
"Copa participated in the OnePass frequent flyer program until Continental’s merger with United Airlines. In connection with the initial public offering in December 2005, Continental reduced its stake to approximately 27.3% and through a follow-on offering in 2006, further reduced it to approximately 10%. In 2000, Copa Airlines inaugurated service to Los Angeles, Cancún, and Orlando, as well as to São Paulo; in 2001, it began service to Quito, Ecuador. In 2004, it began service to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. Copa also announced in August of that year a codeshare agreement with Mexico's Mexicana de"
"completed in 2018 in order to begin operations in early to mid 2019. Tocumen International Airport Tocumen International Airport () is the international airport of Panama City, the capital of Panama. The airport serves as the homebase for Copa Airlines and is a regional hub to and from The Caribbean, South, North and Central America and additionally features routes to some European and Asian cities. There is high terrain to the north of the airport. The Tocumen VOR-DME (Ident: TUM) and non-directional beacon (Ident: AT) are located just north of the field. During World War II, Panamanian airports were leased"
"Tocumen International Airport, making it the first flight connection center in Latin America. As a result, Tocumen was dubbed as the “Hub of the Americas” and several Latin American airlines such as LACSA of Costa Rica, Aviateca of Guatemala, and NICA of Nicaragua joined the alliance. The alliance ended in 1998 when the six-year agreement expired. In 1998, Continental Airlines acquired 49% of the airline, marking the beginning of a comprehensive marketing and operating alliance. On May 19, 1999, Continental increased its stake to 51%. Since then, Copa has adopted a livery and corporate logo similar to Continental’s (now United)."
"with Copa Airlines also connecting from/to USA, Mexico, Canada, Central America & Caribbean, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and Brazil. There are between 8 to 9 daily flights to Iquitos from Lima, some make intermediate stops in Pucallpa and Tarapoto. Air routes are served by four companies: LAN Perú, Peruvian Airlines, Star Perú and Copa Airlines. The direct flight between Lima and Iquitos takes 1 hour and 45 minutes. Copa Airlines provides international flights to the city with Panama and the Americas from the 14 July 2012. Since June 2011, the Central Government of Peru provided two de Havilland Canada DHC-6 ""Twin"
"merger, Copa Airlines Colombia phased out the OnePass frequent flyer program on 31 December 2011, and adopted the MileagePlus program on 3 March 2012. In March 2015, Copa Airlines announced that it would phase out the MileagePlus program in favor of ConnectMiles. The new program was fully implemented on 1 July 2015. Copa Airlines Colombia has codeshare agreements with the following airlines: Copa Airlines Colombia Copa Airlines Colombia is a commercial passenger airline founded and registered under the corporate name of Aero República S.A. in November 1992, and is the second airline in Colombia for international passengers carried after Avianca"
"are set for delivery between 2015 and 2018, with an option to acquire ten additional 737-800 aircraft. In 2011, Copa Airlines began service to Toronto; Brasilia and Porto Alegre, Brazil; Chicago; Cúcuta, Colombia; Montego Bay, Jamaica; Monterrey, Mexico and Asunción, Paraguay; and Nassau, The Bahamas. It also passed from a four bank hub to a six bank hub and increased frequencies to several destinations. That same year, Copa Airlines launched a mobile version of its website (), giving passengers the chance to get a mobile pass and check flight status and other services. Additionally, the airline announced a new codeshare"
"American Airways Flight 731 crashed on approach to Toncontín International Airport, Tegucigalpa, Honduras. All 14 people aboard were killed in the accident. Central American Airways Central American Airways was an airline based in Honduras that was founded in 2008 and ceased operations in 2011 after a crash that killed 14 people. It is not to be confused with the charter airline and fixed-base operator of the same name that is based at Bowman Field in Louisville, Kentucky. The airline was founded in March 2008, and in 2010 began flying to several different destinations within Honduras. It ceased operations on September"
"Sol América Sol América was a Venezuelan airline headquartered in Caracas. It operated domestic charter services. Its bases were at Simón Bolívar International Airport and Josefa Camejo International Airport. The airline was established and started operations in 1980 as an air taxi operator within southern Venezuela. It began targeting tourist destinations in 2001 and new management led to the operation of commuter and charter flights, opening new routes between north Venezuelan cities and south Caribbean islands. As of January 2005, Sol América operated services to destinations including Aruba, Curaçao, Las Piedras, Los Roques Archipelago and Valencia. The Sol América fleet"
"Air Force also revealed that it had filed a lawsuit for maintenance on the downed aircraft carried out by the Air Force in 2014, but for which the airline never paid. On the night of November 28, 2016 at approximately 10:33 pm (Bogotá time), LaMia Flight 2933, which carried 77 passengers mostly composed of Brazilian football squad Chapecoense, departed Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) heading towards Medellín (Colombia) when the aircraft crashed in the countryside just outside La Unión in Antioquía department. Out of the 77 passengers, 71 were officially confirmed dead. Miguel Quiroga, one of the flight crew"
"surrounding metropolitan area. It is run by ADP, a private airport operator that operates various airports in northern Peru. The airport hosts domestic airlines, international airlines flights, and fuel supply services. The terminal has a runway of 2520 by 45 meters. Four airlines serve Chiclayo's international airport; Latam Airlines, LC Peru and Viva Air Peru offering domestic service to Lima. On July 2016, Copa Airlines began direct flights between Chiclayo and its hub in Panama, making it the first ever international flight to arrive to the city. US-based Spirit Airlines has expressed interest in serving Chiclayo from its hub in"
"its first international flights in the early 1970s, with services to cities in Jamaica, Colombia, and Costa Rica. Turboprop aircraft operated by Copa included the Hawker Siddeley HS 748 and Lockheed L-188 Electra. Until the early 1980s, the airline had significant competition from Air Panamá Internacional, which had a higher profile. Copa discontinued domestic flights in 1980 and acquired its first jet, a Boeing 737-100. Today, the airline operates flights to a number of destinations in the U.S. and Canada including Chicago (ORD), Fort Lauderdale (FLL), Las Vegas (LAS), Los Angeles (LAX), Miami (MIA), Montreal (YUL), New Orleans (MSY), New"
"2016 Copa Sudamericana The 2016 Copa Sudamericana () was the 15th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The finals were originally to be played between Brazilian team Chapecoense and Colombian team Atlético Nacional. However, on 28 November 2016, LaMia Flight 2933, which was carrying the Chapecoense squad to the first leg, crashed on the way to the José María Córdova International Airport. There were 71 fatalities, including 19 of the 22 Chapecoense players on the plane. CONMEBOL immediately suspended all activities, including the scheduled final matches, in the early morning of 29"
"(as of August 2018): The airline operates all around Colombia, and is capable of performing international flights within the aircraft capabilities. Pioneer of Air Ambulance operation in Colombia, first operator to obtain an Operating Certificate for air ambulance operations in the country. SARPA SARPA SAS (Servicios Aéreos Panamericanos SAS) is an Air Charter and Air Ambulance operator, with main base at Eldorado International Airport in Bogotá D.C., Colombia and an auxiliary base of operations located in Medellin, Colombia. The airline was founded in June 1980 in Puerto Asís, Putumayo Department, Started providing support to small cities and towns, grew to"
"Avianca Costa Rica Avianca Costa Rica, formerly known as LACSA (""Spanish: Lineas Aéreas Costarricenses S.A.""), minority owned by the Synergy Group, is the national airline of Costa Rica and is based in San José. It operates international scheduled services to over 35 destinations in Central, North and South America. The airline previously used the TACA/LACSA moniker when it was a subsidiary of Grupo TACA. Since May 2013, following Avianca's purchase of Grupo TACA, Avianca Costa Rica became one of seven nationally branded airlines (Avianca Ecuador, Avianca Honduras, etc.) operated by Avianca Holdings group of Latin American airlines. LACSA was established"
"Colombia, and located in nearby Rionegro. Among the passengers were 22 players of the Brazilian Associação Chapecoense de Futebol club, 23 staff, 21 journalists and 2 guests. The team was travelling to play their away leg of the Final for the 2016 Copa Sudamericana in Medellín against Atlético Nacional. Chapecoense's initial request to charter LaMia for the whole journey from São Paulo to Medellín was refused by the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil because of freedom of the air reasons and bilateral agreements under International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) rules, which would have required the use of a Brazilian"
"SARPA SARPA SAS (Servicios Aéreos Panamericanos SAS) is an Air Charter and Air Ambulance operator, with main base at Eldorado International Airport in Bogotá D.C., Colombia and an auxiliary base of operations located in Medellin, Colombia. The airline was founded in June 1980 in Puerto Asís, Putumayo Department, Started providing support to small cities and towns, grew to become a rotorcraft operator providing support to drilling companies in the Colombian eastern plains, started fixed wing operations in 2004 and since has evolved to become one of the major on demand operators in Colombia. The SARPA fleet includes the following aircraft"