Bok269 From United States of America, joined May 2007, 2105 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (5 years 2 months 4 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 2784 times:
Quoting Viscount724 (Reply 1): CO purchased 49% of Copa in 1998 when they established an extensive alliance. CO's ownership share has since been reduced to about 10% currently.
As a result Copa (and subsequently Aerorepublica) adopted CO-like branding.
As for why the airplane was in BNA, it could be because Embraer has a facility there.
FalconBird From United States of America, joined May 2007, 1262 posts, RR: 1 Reply 4, posted (5 years 2 months 4 weeks 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 2669 times:
Thanks for the info. I was wondering why their logo's were very similar to CO.
Toxtethogrady From United States of America, joined Dec 2000, 941 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (5 years 2 months 4 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 2470 times:
There is also an unwritten noncompete agreement between Continental and COPA that has kept COPA's jets out of Houston and Newark. If those last few shares get sold, that agreement might go poof...
Viscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 21690 posts, RR: 23 Reply 7, posted (5 years 2 months 4 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 2432 times:
Quoting Toxtethogrady (Reply 5): There is also an unwritten noncompete agreement between Continental and COPA that has kept COPA's jets out of Houston and Newark. If those last few shares get sold, that agreement might go poof...
CO and Copa have also had antitrust immunity from the U.S. government since 2001 so they can discuss and coordinate fares and other issues that would otherwise be illegal.
Lexy From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 2362 posts, RR: 9 Reply 8, posted (5 years 2 months 4 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 2302 times:
Quoting Flynavy (Reply 6): Embraer has a maintenance facility at BNA.
CO777ER From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 691 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (5 years 2 months 4 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 2257 times:
One interesting route that is always a CM codeshare on CO is IAH-SNA.
Lexy From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 2362 posts, RR: 9 Reply 11, posted (5 years 2 months 4 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 2082 times:
If anyone cares to elaborate further on this, please be my guest. But I have heard that Copa is a really nice airline to fly. Anyone have better info on that?
Bok269 From United States of America, joined May 2007, 2105 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (5 years 2 months 4 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 1985 times:
Quoting Tcv (Reply 10): Nearly all the CO flights I take from/to IAH/BOS are "codeshare" with Copa. Actually, I don't recall if it's both ways, but it's at least one.
Quoting CO777ER (Reply 9): One interesting route that is always a CM codeshare on CO is IAH-SNA.
Pretty much all CO flights have the codes of their partners on them. For example, my recent EWR-PHX flight had NW, AF, AZ, etc. codes.
2travel2know From Panama, joined Apr 2005, 3580 posts, RR: 4 Reply 14, posted (5 years 2 months 4 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 1872 times:
Quoting Toxtethogrady (Reply 5): There is also an unwritten noncompete agreement between Continental and COPA that has kept COPA's jets out of Houston and Newark. If those last few shares get sold, that agreement might go poof...
And that's the reason CM flies to JFK and not to EWR in N.Y.C.
The joke is that if CM would want to serve Houston, as long as CO owns a part of it, CM must fly to HOU and not IAH. Regardless if CM was to fly to HOU, I believe that eventually there'll be one (rather small) F.I.S. inside HOU terminal.
SJOtoLIR From Costa Rica, joined Jul 2007, 4128 posts, RR: 5 Reply 15, posted (5 years 2 months 4 weeks 5 hours ago) and read 1678 times:
Quoting KL911 (Reply 13): On a sidenote, will COPA start codesharing with KLM now KLM starts the AMS-PTY nonstop service?
Yes. Moreover, the forthcoming KL PTY-AMS 3x weekly will be loaded with flights coming from Central America, based on code-shared service given by CM on behalf of KL and effective from March 30th.
That being said, SkyTeam group is likely developing a new gateway to Europe through PTY and rumor is that UX may operate in the future flights to MAD, being supported with cooperation supplied by CM as well.
2travel2know From Panama, joined Apr 2005, 3580 posts, RR: 4 Reply 16, posted (5 years 2 months 3 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 1550 times:
Quoting SJOtoLIR (Reply 15): rumor is that UX may operate in the future flights to MAD, being supported with cooperation supplied by CM as well.
That's not the only rumur going around PTY, from the Panama Tourist Bureau (IPAT), rumur is that if KL peform better than expected their re-newed AMS-PTY, AF would fly CDG-PTY those days KL doesn't fly AMS-PTY. My impression is that IPAT wants more Europeans and even if very aware the need of an Asia-PTY flight (most likely, SkyTeam KE), getting that one isn't a top priority for them right now.
SJOtoLIR From Costa Rica, joined Jul 2007, 4128 posts, RR: 5 Reply 18, posted (5 years 2 months 3 weeks 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 1269 times:
Quoting Bentley55 (Reply 17): When might we hear about Copa operated flights to Europe?
CM has not ordered long-haul equipment at this time.
However, the choice of code-share cooperation with KL AMS-PTY might be the first step.
By the way, welcome to airliners.net !
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Quoting KL911 (Reply 13): will COPA start codesharing with KLM now KLM starts the AMS-PTY nonstop service?
KL AMS-PTY will support code-share service with AF as well.
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