Copa Airlines places firm order for 13 airplanes and options for an additional eight

Copa Airlines, subsidiary of Copa Holdings, S.A. and Boeing announced an order for 13 Boeing 737-800 airplanes. At Boeing list prices, the new order will represent a total investment of approximately $1 billion. The total number of Boeing Next-Generation 737s Copa has on firm order now stands at 27. Delivery of the 13 newly ordered airplanes is scheduled to begin in 2012 and end in 2015, with the eight additional options scheduled for delivery between 2015 and 2017.