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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 1:13 pm
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Originally Posted by worldwidedreamer
Bilateral relationships always matter more than alliance membership...I suspect that the major presence of CO in MX is probably enough to keep Copa part of OnePass for the foreseeable future. It is probably no coincidence that the Copa fleet is rather similar to the CO fleet.
Neither the fleet nor the logo are a coincidence -- CO used to own 51% of Copa. However, since the IPO, CO has reduced that to 10%. As a result, I expect that Copa will be able to make their own decision; if they follow CO, it'll be because they believe it to be the best for Copa, not because CO told them to.
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