LatinAviation From Ireland, joined Nov 2003, 1276 posts, RR: 17 Reply 1, posted (9 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 2290 times:
I've heard that, as well. I have a cousin-in-law (?) who is GM for CM in TGU, he told me that was one of their top routes to launch. It would be great to see them here.
Scottb From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 6365 posts, RR: 34 Reply 2, posted (9 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 2273 times:
It won't happen, though, unless and until Panama is upgraded from Category 2 by ICAO/FAA. And as of March 1, they were still in Category 2.
Flyguy1 From United States of America, joined Jun 1999, 1691 posts, RR: 4 Reply 3, posted (9 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 2244 times:
Flyguy1 From United States of America, joined Jun 1999, 1691 posts, RR: 4 Reply 5, posted (9 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 2193 times:
Thanks MAH, I assumed Scottb was mistaken, in his statement that Copa could not serve the USA.
STT757 From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 16264 posts, RR: 52 Reply 6, posted (9 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 2212 times:
Copa is part owned by CO, Corporate Identies nearly identical.
CO flies to Panama from EWR with a daily 737-800 (continues onwards to Guyaquil) and from IAH with a 737-800.
Boeing Aircraft Total
737-200 5
737-700 14
737-800 2
Total Fleet 21
Copa's Panama City gateway (trivia: find the two CO 737-800s mixed in with Copa's 737s)
Copa's destinations;
Barranquilla, Colombia
Bogota, Colombia
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Cali, Colombia
Cancun, Mexico
Caracas, Venezuela
Cartagena, Colombia
Guatemala, Guatemala
Guayaquil, Ecuador
La Habana, Cuba
Kingston, Jamaica
Lima, Peru
Los Angeles, California
Managua, Nicaragua
Medellin, Colombia
Mexico City, Mex.
Miami, Florida USA
Orlando, Florida USA
Panama City, Panama
Port Au Prince, Haiti
Quito, Ecuador
San Jose, Costa Rica
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Salvador, El Salvador
Santiago, Chile
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Sao Paulo, Brasil
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
STT757 From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 16264 posts, RR: 52 Reply 7, posted (9 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 2183 times:
Here are the jobs CO has listed on their website;
NY-New York COPA Airlines - Part Time Airport Agent - 4/5
NY-New York COPA Airlines - Airport Supervisor - 4/5
NY-New York COPA Airlines - Airport Manager -
Looks like a high probability for an announcement within the next few weeks of the new route.
EddieDude From Mexico, joined Nov 2003, 7177 posts, RR: 45 Reply 8, posted (9 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 2186 times:
Why if EWR is a major CO hub isn't CM planning to fly to EWR rather than JFK? Is it because JFK is more convenient to the South/Central American and Caribbean population of New York City and surroundings?
STT757 From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 16264 posts, RR: 52 Reply 9, posted (9 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 2184 times:
It's because CO already has EWR covered, CM will cater to the folks from Queens, Brooklyn and Long Island.
Sfelix1978 From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 40 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (9 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 2179 times:
if panama is category 2 that means that panamanian registered aircrafts can't operate flights to the us. then why they operate the us if they are category 1. i am from ecuador and there is a lot of potential for the ecuador-us market only if the faa let ecuadorean commercial aircrafts operate with hc's registered airplanes. hc is the registration code for ecuador.
can somebody explain........
AIR757200 From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 1579 posts, RR: 8 Reply 11, posted (9 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 2175 times:
STT757: I was looking at those same positions the other night during some job searching.
MaverickM11 From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 15734 posts, RR: 48 Reply 12, posted (9 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 2165 times:
Panama, now a category 2 country, cannot add additional flights to the US at this point. It can continue operating the flights it already does. Therefore CM can continue to serve the US but cannot expand service or add cities.
Copa737 From Panama, joined Jan 2002, 331 posts, RR: 6 Reply 13, posted (9 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 2120 times:
Panama is working hard to bring back the category 1 really soon. Maybe Copa will start the flights as soon as Panama get the category 1 in June or July if everything works as planned.
B752fanatic From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 918 posts, RR: 9 Reply 15, posted (9 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 2070 times:
I thought CAT 2, would mean no aircraft with a registration of that country that is CAT 2, cant fly to the US.
I was mistake, ok, since AR flies to US with Argentinian registered a/c, knowing that they are CAT 2, why the Dominican Republic and other countries like Colombia, Venezuela etc, are not permited to fly into the US?
Why only some airlines could fly to the US being cat 2?
"Truth is more of a stranger than fiction." Mark Twain
MAH4546 From Sweden, joined Jan 2001, 31119 posts, RR: 73 Reply 17, posted (9 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 2013 times:
I was mistake, ok, since AR flies to US with Argentinian registered a/c, knowing that they are CAT 2, why the Dominican Republic and other countries like Colombia, Venezuela etc, are not permited to fly into the US?
Old services are grandfathered in.
Argentina is Cat. II, but they were flying to the US before the Cat. II. rating.
B752fanatic - Avianca regularly flies to MIA and JFK from Colombia.
They also fly to FLL daily (JFK: 9 weekly; MIA: 30 weekly). However, IIRC, many/most of the planes they fly to the US are registered by thier US subsidiary, or something like that. I don't know the exact details.
B752fanatic From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 918 posts, RR: 9 Reply 18, posted (9 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 1981 times:
Yeah AV's aircraft are all have N registration.
And Aeropostal, has leased some 72's from Falcon Air, instead of using some of their 72's that they have with the YV registration.
Another one is TA, they use N registration.
So other airlines could come to the US, being in CAT 2, because they have some people that could talk to them?
Dominicana De Aviacion was flying 727's to the US, and in 1993, the US took Dominican Republic to CAT 2, and they did not let any HI aircraft in the US not even the Dominicana aircrafts.
I remember once, when Avensa was flying in the US, the US decided to take Venezuela down to CAT 2, and all of the flights that Avensa had were grounded, and could not carry pax in or out of the US. Then the Venezuelan government did not let N aircrafts in Venezuela as retaliation. That took days.
"Truth is more of a stranger than fiction." Mark Twain
Copaair737 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 19, posted (9 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 1961 times:
Anyone think that CM will ever launch SFO ops? We only have one Central American airline (TACA), and I think we could support one more. I am suprised RG hasn't launched ops here. I know they once flew here, but that was like ten years ago. I bet we could support a flight to LIM here too.
MAH4546 From Sweden, joined Jan 2001, 31119 posts, RR: 73 Reply 20, posted (9 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 1957 times:
Anyone think that CM will ever launch SFO ops? We only have one Central American airline (TACA), and I think we could support one more. I am suprised RG hasn't launched ops here. I know they once flew here, but that was like ten years ago. I bet we could support a flight to LIM here too.
SFO's flights to San Salvador on Grupo TACA adequately serve the market. There is no need for any other service.
I do agree with you, however, that Copa could do well on SFO-PTY given thier connecting oppurtunities available at PTY, but I don't think Copa will be flying to SFO.
I would not expect Varig or LIM service at SFO anytime soon, however.
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