PRNewswire-FirstCall -- Copa Holdings, S.A., parent company of Copa Airlines and Aero Republica, today announced financial results for the first quarter of 2009 (1Q09). The terms "Copa Holdings" or "the Company" refer to the consolidated entity, whose operating subsidiaries are Copa Airlines and Aero Republica. The following financial and operating information, unless otherwise indicated, is presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Unless otherwise stated, all comparisons with prior periods refer to the first quarter of 2008 (1Q08).
