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General knowledge exam
About Copa Airlines
Based in Panama, Copa Airlines is a full-service airline. Its airline codes are CM (IATA) and CMP (ICAO). Pilots at Copa Airlines fly types such as the Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737 MAX 8, Boeing 737 MAX 9 and Boeing 737-800BCF. The operation is built around Panama City, Tocumen (PTY). Linked to Copa Airlines on this site: Wingo.
For future pilots, Copa Airlines offers the ALAS aviation school. The selection is described stage by stage on this page.
The six phases
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Psychological evaluationPractise this phase
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Polygraph
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Group examPractise this phase
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Basic simulator evaluation
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InterviewPractise this phase
Copa Airlines at a glance
- IATA / ICAO
- CM / CMP1
- Country
- Panama
- Hubs
- Panama City (Tocumen) (PTY)1
- Fleet
- Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737 MAX 8, Boeing 737 MAX 9, Boeing 737-800BCF1
- Cadet programme
- ALAS aviation school34
GROUP AIRLINES, ACADEMIES AND PROGRAMMESWingo
- 1Wikipedia: Copa Airlines · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 2Copa Airlines | Flights and Tickets · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 3Copa Airlines presents 2nd edition of the LIFT development programme for Panamanian commercial pilots (press release) · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 4Aviation school ALAS | Copa Airlines · accessed 10 Oct 2026
