Copa Airlines, CEO, Pedro Heilbron at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit Latin America & Caribbean 2026
Copa Airlines, CEO, Pedro Heilbron spoke to CAPA TV at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit Latin America & Caribbean 2026, hosted in Panama City, about latest industry trends and company developments.
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Transcript
Pedro Heilbron:So far in Latin America and in the Americas, actually in general, Latin America and North America also, demand has held up quite well, even with the increase in pricing after the fuel crisis from the war in Iran. So it's still to this day holding up. Will it last forever? Who knows? The economies are doing well in most countries in Latin America. The currencies are stronger, so that also helps. But of course, things can always change. So airlines need to be flexible and prepared for anything. But so far, so good. In our part of the world, consumers are going about their business and we see that in demand. And again, it has to do also with the economies in their own countries doing okay and in particular the currencies. In Latin America being stronger than a year ago. So that's also a positive development. But again, we need to be ready for anything. Yeah. So Boeing is pretty much catching up with the previous delays and is delivering on time. Last year delivered on time. And this year so far we've been pretty much on time. Also going forward, as They scale their production as they increase their production rates. And considering that it's a whole supply chain that includes engines and other OEMs, there's of course always a risk of new delays. But I think the worst is over, or at least that's what we expect. Thank you, Pedro.
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