IFALPA was founded in April 1948 and is based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
[1] After the end of the Second World War as international civil aviation began to re-establish itself, pilots around the world realized that their associations could not protect them across national boundaries.
Furthermore, they did not have a voice at the newly formed International Civil Aviation Organization.
In 2012 the Federation established its headquarters in Montreal, Canada, the World Capital of Civil Aviation,[3] and is located near ICAO.
Through its Subject Matter Experts in its Standing Committees in regulatory, industrial, and safety/technical areas, IFALPA is represented on numerous ICAO Panels and Task Forces to provide pilot input into regulations, design criteria, Air Traffic Management and Airport requirements just to name a few.