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Copa Airline executives today said the Panamanian airline will add four new Boeing Next-Generation 737 airplanes to
its all-Boeing fleet during the next two years.
Copa ordered two 737-700s from Boeing, which will be delivered in 2006. It will also receive a 737-700 and a
737-800 next year from leasing companies.
Those airplanes will increase the carrier's fleet to 24 Next-Generation 737s -- 20 737-700s and four 737-800s -- and
make it one of the newest fleets in the Americas.
"Copa Airlines will have one of the most modern, technologically advanced airplane fleets, allowing it to provide
service to New York or Buenos Aires or Santiago," said Toby Bright, Boeing Commercial Airplanes executive vice
president of sales. "Boeing is proud of this order from a cutting-edge carrier."
Copa Airlines was the first carrier in the Americas to incorporate blended-winglets on the 737-700. Now all Copa
airplanes have the distinctive curved wing ends which improve lift and fuel efficiency. Copa also was the first airline
in the Americas to order Boeing Next-Generation 737s with Vertical Situation Display (VSD), a system that provides
pilots with an easy-to-understand view of the flight path. |
