CAPA: The Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations The Airline pilots trade association, representing 28,000 line flying professional pilots FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For interviews and commentary: President Carl Kuwitzky 202. 624.3540 office 972.523.8815 mobile Response to the FAA Reauthorization Bill: While the Bill will help provide stability to the industry, it is yet another example of a second level of safety applied to the all-cargo industry. Washington, DC (February 7, 2012) CAPA: The Coalit...

Is it going to take a tragedy before we properly apply the new flight duty and rest rules? The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently released the new flight duty and rest regulations required by the Airline Safety and Federal FAA Extension Act of 2010. These long awaited regulations were on the National Transportation Safety Board’s most wanted list for over twenty years and sought by airline labor groups for nearly as long.

CAPA REFUTES THE NEW FLIGHT /DUTY TIME REGULATIONS Washington, D.C. (December 21, 2011) —The Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations (CAPA) representing over 28,000 commercial passenger and all-cargo pilots is highly concerned with the Flight and Duty Time final rules released earlier today. CAPA has long advocated for "One Level of Safety" and believes that the final rules create a second tier of safety that is unacceptable and runs counter to the Flight and Duty Time NPRM recommendation.

Washington, DC -- November 16, 2011.  The Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations (CAPA) has been working towards new Flight and Duty Time rules as mandated in H.R. 5900 and has continually supported "One Level of Safety" for our nations passenger, supplemental and cargo pilots.  Recently we asked for your help  to request President Obama to release the long overdue rules being held up at his office. Now, at the 11th hour, industry trade associations plus cargo and supp...

Washington, DC. October 6, 2011.  Nearly 100 members of Congress have called for action on the White House for completion of the federal aviation rules that are over two months delayed.  In August 2011, CAPA also called on the White House to release the new Flight and Duty Time Regulations for our nation’s pilots.  These new rules are intended to address fatigue, which is a serious growing deficiency in our nation’s airline safety system and has been highlighted and targeted by th...