Thu, May 03, 2007
Carrier Adds Four 737-800s To Fleet
Panama's Copa Airlines placed an order this week for four Boeing
737-800 airplanes, in a deal valued at approximately $282 million
at list prices. The order brings to 34 the number of
Next-Generation 737s Copa has ordered.
"Copa Airlines continues to validate the technology and
economics of the Next-Generation 737 by providing passengers with
innovative route options and increased flight frequencies using the
737," said Boeing Commercial Airplanes Vice President, Sales, for
Latin America and the Caribbean, John Wojick. "Flying out of Panama
with the Next-Generation 737s, Copa is able to provide passengers
with flights where they want to go, nonstop."
Copa now operates 24 Next-Generation 737s, with ten - including
those announced Wednesday -- remaining to be delivered.
"This new order reinforces our commitment to our passengers by
allowing us to continue expanding through additional frequencies
and destinations, offering our passengers the most comfortable and
convenient options for travel between the most important Latin
American cities" said Pedro Heilbron, CEO of Copa Airlines.
Copa was the first carrier in the Americas to incorporate
blended-winglets on the 737-700. All of its Next-Generation 737s
use the distinctive curved wing ends, which Boeing says improve
fuel efficiency and lift while reducing engine wear and carbon
dioxide emissions. Copa also was the first in the region to order
its planes with the Vertical Situation Display (VSD) system, which
provides pilots with an easy-to-understand flight-path view.
Copa operates from Tocumen International Airport, on long routes
between the United States, South and Central America, and the
Caribbean. It flies four of the world's longest 737 routes from
there -- to Buenos Aires, Santiago, Sao Paulo and Los Angeles.
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