Copa Airlines announcementó m's requestás airplanes Boeing 737 MAX and alsoén, its growth plans that it estimates a 11% during 2023 in comparisonón a 2022.
Last 13 of April Cup realizedó a presentationóofficial announcement from the CEO of the airlineínea Pedro Heilbron, to which I was invited as úonly half ecuadorian, in which the growth plans for the prówe go toños and alsoén about your important contributionón of the company in the economyía panameña.
With the incorporate usón of three new routes and increase in frequencies to various destinations, on 2023 it is estimated a 11% growth in theúnumber of passengers in comparisonón with 2022, with this Copa Airlines plans to also surpassén the númere number of collaborators who haveíto in 2019 generating 520 new direct job positions in 2023.
Más 737 MAX and growth
The presentationóIt was not doneó in front of Panamanian authoritiesñas, ambassadors, collaborators and press, with the aim of detailing the progress of the recoveryón of the aerolínea in the face of a panorama that was very complex at the worst moment of the pandemic, generating péloss of más de $1000 millions of dólares for Cup.
Despite theseúmere negatives, the airíNea is very optimistic about the recoveryón and its growth plansí demonstrated. Para is añor open upán at least 6 new routes (three have already been announced) and resumeán some others that were suspended on 2020.
The main strategy comes from strengthening your «Am Hubérich» with new point-to-point routes to underexploited destinations or that their studies demonstrate an interesting capacity for growth. This in response to others hub and stratumégies that the competition isá applying and that seeks to eliminate the need to go through Panamaá to reach a destination.
But to do this, the airídoes not require más planes and trained personnel, thus, the airíNea announcedó incorporate itón of más airplanes 737 MAX to his fleet to be received in the prówe go toños.
Más Boeing 737 MAX
As part of the announcements of plans to 2023, Copa Airlines confirmó I addedón in the úlast toñthose of 15 new model aircraft Boeing 737 MAX, an inverseón of 2.1 trillion dóhomes, to the order pending to receive. These aircraft are added to the original order signed in 2015 and pending deliveries are planned in the prówe moan 5 años. For 2023, the airíNea estimates receiving six Boeing 737 MAX 9 additional, and achieve an active fleet of 99 aircraft (32 model B737 MAX 9, 58 model B737-800NG and 9 model B737-700NG).
Also talking about fleet, Advertisement Cupó spaghettién la renovationón of the training fleet of the Latin American Aviation Academyón – WINGS with the acquisitionón of eight new aircraft Diamond DA40/42, one of the más advanced training aircraft in the world for its technologyíthere it isásafety standards.
Together with ALAS, the airínea searchá hire an average of 90 pilots toñO, with what is requiredá greater training capacity, therefore incorporateá a fifth flight simulator for MAX and ace aircraftí be able to reinforce the training of its pilots.
Finally at this point, the airíthey don't containúpromoting the Academy of TéCynics Aeronáuticos – ATA, in which since its formationón has graduated 132 mecáunique aviationón and it has 110 active students, who to goán directly to work in the different áareas of maintenance of the company.
Más destinations and connectivity
In the first semester of 2023 Copa Airlines incorporateá three new destinations, Baltimore y Austin, in United States, and Manta, in Ecuador, to operate a total of 80 destinations in 33 países of the American continent. The international connectivity operated by Aerolínea, greater than other hubs in the regionón, It is a competitive advantage of Panamá which highlights the impact and relevance stratélogic of the Las Am Hubérich in the economyíto the país. further, connectivity úunique of Panamá It is an attraction for Aerolíairlines from other regions of the world that complement their flights to the countryís centroamericano.
With the incorporate usón of new routes and increase in flight frequencies to various destinations, Copa Airlines love one 11% growth in theúnumber of passengers in comparisonón with 2022. For the closing of 2023 plans to transport 16,1 million passengers, reaching an operationón of 328 Daily flights, exceeding pre-pandemic levels, data to beán reinforced with the prónew announcements to restart routes that were suspended during the pandemic.
at this very point, we were able to interview again Pedro Heilbron, CEO of Cup referring to cóhow the new route progresses Panama Cityá – Manta which starts at the end of June and this is what he told us about sales:
Hello there.
How to know when Copa airline starts flying again to the city of Holguín. Cuba.
It would be of great help to the Eastern provinces, please, we need it..
Thank you
For now, there is no date, let's hope it's soon.
Excellent growth of Cup connections, I would like to know if they are planning to include flights to Holguin, Cuba in the coming months
Hi Armando, for now they have not communicated it, but they agreed to announce more routes during the year.