History
In 1944, delegates from 54 nations gathered in Chicago. They signed the Convention on International Civil Aviation. Additionally, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) formed during this time. To mark its 50th anniversary, the ICAO established International Civil Aviation Day in 1994. Two years later, in 1996, the U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution officially recognizing December 7th as International Civil Aviation Day. International Civil Aviation Day is a global observance and not a public holiday. This observance aims to generate and reinforce global awareness of the importance of international civil aviation in the social and economic development . The day also commemorates the ICAO’s role in promoting the safety, efficiency and regularity of international air transport.
International Civil Aviation Day: Theme
The ICAO Council establishes every five years a special anniversary theme for International Civil Aviation Day. And for the full four-year intervening period the council select a single theme. From 2015 to 2018, the theme of International Civil Aviation Day was “Working Together to Ensure No Country is Left Behind”. From now until 2023, the Council has decided that the theme will be:
“Advancing Innovation for Global Aviation Development”. The day is celebrated with educational events, aviation themed lectures and classroom events, and press and media releases.
The importance of international civil aviation cannot be understated. Consider the following statistics:
- The International Civil Aviation network carries over 4 billion passengers a year
- The global Air Transport sector supports 65.5 million jobs
- It creates a global economic activity worth 2.7 trillion dollars
- Each day, 120,000 flights carry 12 million passengers safely to their destination
- 3.6 percent of the global economic activity is supported by this industry
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Thank a pilot, flight attendant, traffic controller, or anyone else you know who works in the aviation industry.
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