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SUBTITLE: AGEING AIRCRAFT, UNDERCAPITALIZATION AND A LACK OF INVESTOR CONFIDANCE IN BOTH THE REGION AND THE AIRLINES HAVE HIT LATIN AMERICA'S CARRIERS HARD. IN THE FASTEST-GROWING AVIATION MARKET IN THE WORLD, THE CARRIERS HAVE HAD TO ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS -- AND QUICKLY. ALEXANDRA LENNANE TALKS TO FRED OBEDIENTE, CFO AT PANAMA CARRIER COPA, AND DAVID GRIZZLE, SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT AT CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, ITS EQUITY INVESTOR.