Copa Airlines Takes Delivery of Seventh Embraer 190

Copa Airlines, a subsidiary of Copa Holdings, took delivery today of its seventh EMBRAER 190 aircraft, bringing its fleet total to 31. The airline is scheduled to take delivery of five additional EMBRAER’s this year, to close out 2007 with 11 EMBRAER 190 aircraft.

“The modern EMBRAER 190 offers passenger comfort, as well as provides Copa more flexibility to expand our service, increase flight frequencies and add new destinations in the Americas,” said Copa Airlines CEO Pedro Heilbron.

The EMBRAER 190 is equipped with advanced engineering design elements, including “winglets” (wingtip extensions) and high-performance GE CF34-E5 engines.

The aircraft is configured with 10 seats in Business Class and 84 seats in Economy, which has two seats on each side of the aisle and no middle seat.

Copa Airlines has one of the youngest fleets in the Americas, with an average age of 3.9 years. In addition to Copa’s seven EMBRAER aircraft, the airline also has 24 Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft in its fleet.