2011, and adopted the MileagePlus program on 3 March 2012. In March 2015, Copa Airlines announced that it would phase out the MileagePlus program in favor of ConnectMiles. The new program was fully implemented on 1 July 2015. Accidents and incidents On 4 December 2002, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 (registration HK-4230X) had an incident while taking off from Bogotá due to the pilots raising the nose of the plane excessively, causing the tail to hit. Upon arriving in Barranquilla, the maintenance personnel examined the magnitude of the damage, and upon returning to Bogotá, the plane was seen in total loss by Aerocivil and Boeing. On 8 January 2005, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (registration VP-BGI) overran the runway at Cali's Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport, and the landing gear was torn off. There were no fatalities among the 6 crew and 164 passengers. The aircraft was written off. On 17 July 2007, an Embraer 190LR (registration HK-4455) operating as Flight 7330, overshot the runway at Simón Bolívar International Airport in Santa Marta, went down an embankment and came to rest with its nose in the ocean. There were no fatalities. Due to the extensive damage, the aircraft was written off Making it the first hull loss of any Embraer E-Jet family aircraft. On 2 November 2007, a Embraer 190, which covered the Pereira-Bogotá route, had to return to the Matecaña International Airport when smoke spread through the fuselage, 15 passengers panicked and it was explained that in less than 10 minutes after the plane took off this accident occurred, fortunately no one was seriously injured. The pilots said this had occurred due to a failure in the aircraft's air conditioning system. See also List of airlines of Colombia References External links Copa Airlines Colombia official website Airlines established in 1992 Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association Copa Airlines Transport in Bogotá