COPA Airlines

69.8IVCA

Panamá · Latin America

#37global
#3Latin America
100%confidence
Operations and fleet punctuality · fleet · environment
75
Perception globally awarded recognitions
69
Network and track record fleet · destinations · continents · years · alliance
64

How it is made up

Continents served our own
2 continents (published network) · weight 5%
40
Global alliance our own
Star Alliance · member since 2012 · weight 4%
85
Destination network our own
89 destinations (published network) · weight 4%
55
Track record our own
82 years (founded in 1944) · weight 4%
100
Fleet size our own
100 or more aircraft (published fleet) · weight 3%
38
Punctuality external data
90.75% on time (Cirium 2025) · weight 23%
100
Wide-body fleet our own
No wide-body aircraft (published fleet) · weight 7%
0
Global airline recognition award
Among the world's 100 best airlines (2026) · weight 15%
62
On-board experience rating award
Five stars · major (2026) · weight 11%
85
Frequent-flyer programme award
Copa ConnectMiles: among the world's 25 best (international listing 2025) · weight 6%
74
Product rating (stars) award
3 stars (product certification) · weight 4%
60
Regional recognition (best in its region) award
Best Airline in Central America & Caribbean (international recognition 2026) · weight 3%
100

#37 worldwide · #3 in Latin America. IVCA 69.8. Strong in punctuality, regional recognition, track record. Weak in wide-body fleet, fleet size, presence by continent. Confidence 100%. Not listed in environmental certification, international assessment (worth 50).

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