Copa Airlines load factor slips; BlackRock acquires stake in GOL; WestJet in talks with Emirates

Copa Airlines (-1.8%) fell with the majority of North and South American airline stocks on Tuesday (07-Dec-2010), after Copa Holdings reported a 0.5ppt year-on-year slip in load factor for Nov-2010 to 80.3%. The decline was the result of a 4.5ppt fall in Copa Airlines Colombia load factor to 70.5%. In comparison, Copa Airlines load factor was up 0.4ppts, to 82.2%.