Copa Airlines facts for kids

A Copa Airlines Boeing 737.

Copa Airlines is the national airline of Panama.

History

Copa Airlines was founded in 1947. Its first international flights began in the 1970s. They went to airports in Colombia, Costa Rica and Jamaica.

In 1998, Copa Airlines began an agreement with Continental Airlines. Copa Airlines also changed its logo.

As of March 2015, the airline was flying almost 100 airplanes to 69 cities in the Americas.

A Copa Airlines Lockheed L-188 Electra at La Aurora International Airport in 1980
Since 1980, the Boeing 737 has been a backbone for the medium-long haul expansion of Copa Airlines. Pictured; a Boeing 737-800 at LAX.
Embraer 190, mainly deployed for regional flights across Central America and Colombia
In June 2012, Copa Airlines became one of the first Latin American airlines to enter Star Alliance.
Copa Airlines is Latin America's first Boeing 737 MAX 9 operator.
A Copa Airlines Boeing 737-800 departing Los Angeles International Airport, in California (2014)
Copa Airlines in the Connect Miles livery on their Embraer 190 at Princess Juliana Airport (SXM)