Sao Paulo, Brazil, GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing unit of GE, announced delivery of a new Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Panama’s Copa Airlines to expand its fleet. The aircraft comes from GECAS’ existing order book with Boeing.
Copa currently operates a fleet of 73 aircraft to more than 70 destinations in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean.
Source: GE Capital Aviation Services Limited
About Copa Airlines:Compañía Panameña de Aviación, S.A., established in 1947. Operating as Copa Airlines (CM),is an airline based in Panama City, Panama, and serves as Panama's flag carrier. Its main base of operations is Tocumen International Airport, and the airline currently offers more than 280 daily scheduled flights to more than 70 destinations in 29 countries in North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean.
Parent company: Copa Holdings, S.A.
Key Executives: Pedro Heilbron (Chief Executive Officer), Victor Vial (Chief Financial Officer)
Current Copa Airlines Fleet:
| J | Y | Total |
| Boeing 737-700 | 20 | - | 12 | 112 | 124 | 3 are leased to Copa Airlines Colombia |
| Boeing 737-800 | 29 | 60 | 12 | 141 | 155 | Deliveries between 2011 and 2018, HP-1534CMP on special livery, |
| 16 | 144 | 160 | launch customer of the 737NG Sky Interior in Latin America |
| Embraer E-190 | 26 | - | 10 | 84 | 94 | Launch customer in Latin America on 2005. |
Official Website: www.copaair.com