Izinsizakalo zezindiza ezinze ePanama ziphuma endleleni emadolobheni ase-Latin America

I-Copa Airlines bekungeyona inkampani yezindiza esemthethweni yeNgqungquthela YaseMelika esanda kuba sePort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

Kepha inqwaba yababekhona abavela eCaribbean, Central America naseNingizimu Melika bandize ngendiza yasePanama, engeze iPort of Spain ngonyaka odlule ohlwini lwazo olukhulayo lwezimakethe ezinganakiwe.

Inkampani engumzali i-Copa Holdings, ephinde ibe ngumnikazi wenkampani yezindiza encane yase-Colombia i-Aero Republica, isebenzela amadolobha angama-45 emazweni angu-24, kuhlanganise nemizila efinyelela kude enyakatho njengeNew York neLos Angeles.

Njengamanye amasheya ezindiza, i-Copa ishaye uMsombuluko ngenxa yokwesaba ukuthi umkhuhlane wezingulube uzolimaza ukuhamba kwezindiza. I-Copa indizela ezindaweni ezintathu eMexico, isikhungo sokuqubuka kwalesi sifo.

Kepha ngoLwesibili, amasheya ezindiza, okuhlanganisa neCopa, abuyise okunye ukulahlekelwa kwawo.

'Ihabhu LaseMelika'

Ngokukhula kwesizinda esithi "Hub of the Americas" ePanama City, i-Copa Airlines indizela abagibeli kumadolobha amaningi angaphansi kwe-radar e-Latin America nase-Caribbean.

Ezimakethe ezingaba ngu-70% esebenza kuzo, ayinakho ukuncintisana.

Ngaphandle kwePort of Spain, muva nje ingeze inkonzo entsha eSanta Cruz, eBolivia; E-Belo Horizonte, eBrazil; naseValencia, eVenezuela. Isithwali siphinde sanyusa amaza ezitobhini ezimbalwa ezijwayelekile, okuhlanganisa iCaracas, Kingston neHavana.

I-Copa Airlines ayivamisile ukungena ezimakethe ezihlinzekwa izinkampani ezinkulu zaseNingizimu Melika, njenge-Chile's Lan Airlines (NYSE:LFL – News) kanye ne-Tam Airlines yase-Brazil. Ikhetha izindlela ezingahanjwa kancane, eziningi ezinabagibeli abangeqile ku-50 abagxumela emkhunjini.

Ngaleso sikhathi, i-Copa ibithuthukisa ukusebenza nezindiza e-Aero Republica, eyakuthola ngo-2005. Iphinde yandisa imizila yenkampani yenethiwekhi ngaphandle kwase-Colombia.

Ekupheleni kukaMashi, iCopa iqhubekile nokubona ukukhula okuqinile kwethrafikhi.

Ukuhamba ngohlelo lwangoMashi kukhuphuke ngo-9.3% uma kuqhathaniswa nonyaka odlule, ngemuva kokukhuphuka ngo-9.5% ngoFebhuwari. Ngesizini ephezulu kaJanuwari, ngokuvamile eyinye yezinyanga ezihamba phambili zenkampani, ithrafikhi yeqe ngo-15.5%.

Njengoba imboni yezindiza izabalazela ukuhlala emoyeni, i-Copa iyaqhubeka nokwenza imali eningi.

I-Copa izigqaja ngenye yezindawo eziphakeme kakhulu embonini yezindiza. Isilinganiso sayo sokusebenza sika-2008 sasingu-17.4%. Lokho kuphambene ne-Southwest's 4.1%, Jet Blue's 2.8% kanye ne-American's -2.8%.

Ngaphambi kokugqashuka komkhuhlane wezingulube, abaphathi balindele umkhawulo wokusebenza we-2009 ohlangothini oluphezulu lwebanga elingu-16% kuya ku-18%.

"Laba bafana banemali yenzuzo engekho eshadini," kusho umhlaziyi uStephen Trent weCitigroup Investment Research. "Ukuze inkampani yezindiza ibe nenzuzo enamadijithi amabili cishe akuzwakali."

Imiphumela yekota yokuqala kulindeleke ekuqaleni kukaMeyi.

Emiphumeleni yekota yesine, inzuzo yeqe ngo-52% uma iqhathaniswa nonyaka odlule yaya ku-$1.20 ngesheya. Esinye isizathu kwaba izindleko zikaphethiloli eziphansi kakhulu uma kuqhathaniswa nesikhathi sonyaka odlule.

Abahlaziyi balindele inzuzo encane nje yenzuzo engxenyeni yokuqala kusukela onyakeni ongaphambili, okubonisa ukuwa ngenxa yokuwohloka komnotho emhlabeni jikelele. Kusesekuseni kakhulu ukusho ukuthi ukuqubuka komkhuhlane wezingulube kuzoyithinta kanjani imiphumela yekota yesibili.

I-Copa ithole u-$3.50 ngesabelo sonyaka ka-2008, okuhlanganisa izinyanga zamanani entengo kawoyela aphakeme okulandelwa ukuwohloka komnotho ekwindla. Lokho kwehle kancane kuphela emalini ayithola ngo-2007.

Le nkampani ayinkulu kumaheji kaphethiloli, ngakho ihlomula ngokugcwele emananini aphansi kawoyela. Ngonyaka wezi-2009, u-25% wokusetshenziswa kwawo kukaphethiloli ohleliwe ubiyelwe. I-Copa ilindele ukuthi izindleko zeyunithi zingabandakanyi uphethiloli ukuthi zihlale zilingana nezika-2008.

Abahlaziyi balindele ukuthi imali etholwa yi-Copa ka-2009 inyuke ngo-15% iye ku-$4.01 isheya, ngokusho kwe-Thomson Reuters.

“Uma bengenza imali ngalezi zikhathi, cabanga ukuthi yini abangayenza ngezikhathi ezingcono,” kusho umhlaziyi uBob McAdoo we-Avondale Partners.

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I-Copa akuyona neze inkampani yendiza yendabuko ebiza kancane noma ebiza kancane. Kusukela ekomkhulu layo lasePanama City, isebenza ngohlelo lwe-hub-and-spoke futhi inikeza isevisi yezinga lokuqala nebhizinisi. Kumqeqeshi, isanikeza okumnandi okungasatholakali ezinhlanganweni zezindiza eziningi, ukudla okushisayo okunye kwakho.

Isevisi ngezinye izikhathi iqhathaniswa neye-Continental Airlines, eyake yaba nesabelo ku-Copa futhi isenguzakwethu we-OnePass.

Cishe u-60% wabagibeli beCopa bahambela ibhizinisi; bashayela imiphumela emihle ye-Copa, kusho uTrent.

Ngokungafani ne-US, ukuhamba kwebhizinisi eLatin America kwenza kangcono kunokungcebeleka. Ngokuphathelene namazinga emali engenayo, amathikithi endiza abiza kakhulu kubagibeli e-Latin America kunase-US, kusho i-Trent ye-Citigroup.

“Ithikithi lendiza e-US aliyona into yamathikithi amakhulu. KuseLatin America,” kusho yena.

Embikweni wakamuva, u-Trent ulinganisele ukuthi abathwali abagxile ebhizinisini baseLatin America babe nokukhula okuhle kakhulu konyaka nonyaka kwekota yokuqala ngokwemali engenayo ngemayela ngalinye lomgibeli. ICopa ihamba phambili ohlwini ngokukhula ngo-11.6%, ilandelwa uLan ngo-8.9% noTam ngo-7.3%.

Yize izifunda ezisetshenziswa yi-Copa zingavikelekile ekuwohlokeni komnotho emhlabeni wonke, zingcono kuneziningi.

Umnotho wasePanama kulindeleke ukuthi ukhule ngo-4% uye ku-6% kulo nyaka, ugqugquzelwe ngokwengxenye iphrojekthi enkulu yokukhulisa iPanama Canal engu-$5 billion.

Ezinye izifunda ezimbalwa endleleni ye-Copa nazo zikhula ngesivinini esifanayo.

Noma kunjalo, i-Copa ilindele ukuthi izici zomthwalo kulo nyaka zehle ngamaphuzu ambalwa ngaphansi kwezinga lika-2008 ziye ku-74%. Imali engenayo ngekhilomitha ngalinye lesihlalo ibonakala yehla ngaphandle kwezindleko zikaphethiloli zangonyaka odlule nangenxa yokukhula kancane kwezimoto ezihlobene nesimo somnotho.

Abaphathi bathi iCopa isesimweni esingcono kunezimbangi ukuze inqobe.

Le nkampani iqede unyaka ngemali eyizigidi ezingama- $ 408 kanye nokutshalwa kwezimali kanye namaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-31 emigqeni yezikweletu. Ngemikhumbi eguquguqukayo ehlanganisa i-Boeing 737s kanye ne-Embraer 190s emincane, ingakwazi ukulungisa ukwehla kwesidingo sabagibeli. Uma kunesidingo, ibuyisela izindiza eziqashiwe ukuze ziphelelwe yisikhathi, njengoba inqume ukwenza ngama-737 amabili okuqashiswa kwawo okuphelelwa yisikhathi ngo-Okthoba.

Yize isanda kulethwa izindiza ezintsha ezimbalwa, i-Copa ilindele ukuqeda unyaka ngendiza eyodwa embalwa kunango-2008, ngenani lama-54.