Copa Holdings, S.A. · Panama City Panama ·(NYSE: CPA)

Through its airline units, Copa Holdings transports passengers and cargo across the Americas and the Caribbean. Subsidiary Copa Airlines serves about 40 destinations in some 20 countries from its hub in Panama City with a fleet of 40 jets. It serves additional markets through code-sharing deals with Continental Airlines and other carriers. (Code-sharing allows airlines to sell tickets on one another's flights and thus extend their networks.) Copa Holdings' Aero República unit serves a dozen cities in Colombia, plus Panama City, with a fleet of about a dozen jets. CIASA, a company controlled by several Copa Holdings officers and their families, owns a controlling interest in Copa Holdings. To read the full description, subscribe now.