CAPA Supports FAA Proposal to Modernize Diabetes Medical Certification
The Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations (CAPA) has joined 13 other aviation organizations representing commercial, business, and general aviation in submitting formal comments supporting the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) proposed modernization of medical certification standards [...]
CAPA Hosts 2026 Lithium Battery Safety Summit
On September 30, 2026, the Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations (CAPA) hosted the 2026 Lithium Battery Safety Summit, bringing together representatives from more than 11 airlines to examine the growing safety challenges posed by lithium-ion [...]
CAPA Remembers the Fallen on the 25th Anniversary of 9/11
(Washington, D.C., 9/11/2026) The Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations (CAPA), representing over 30,000 professional airline pilots, remembers the victims who lost their lives on 9/11/2001 and their families. “On this day, we pay special tribute [...]
September 11, 2001 – In Honor and Remembrance
We remember and honor those who lost their lives on that infamous day 24 years ago. In sorrow, Captain Harvey Meek Captain Bob Brown Captain Russ Leighton
CAPA statement on January 29 accident at Regan Washington National Airport (DCA)
(Washington, DC - January 30, 2025) The Federal Aviation Administration issued the following statement during the evening hours on Wednesday, Jan. 29: “A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet collided in midair with a Sikorsky H-60 [...]
CAPA Honors Veterans
(Washington, DC - November 11, 2024) Today marks a day of remembrance for those brave men and women who have and presently serve in our Nation’s Armed Forces. Thank you for your sacrifice, bravery, and [...]