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International Civil Aviation Organization |
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International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), specialized agency of the United Nations, organized in 1947, with headquarters at Montreal. The objective of the ICAO, which has 187 member nations, is to encourage the orderly growth of international civil aviation, establishing uniform standards for aircraft markings, airworthiness, and licensing of pilots. The ICAO is governed by a board elected by its members (civil airport authorities), which meets annually. A directorate general implements board policies and may act as arbiter between states in disputes in the interpretation of the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation of 1944 (see air, law of the air, law of the, in the broadest sense, all law connected with the use of the air, including radio and satellite transmissions; more commonly, it refers to laws concerning civil aviation. ..... Click the link for more information. ). The ICAO also renders technical assistance to member nations, especially in the field of training. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The International Civil Aviation Organization next week will change its standard on the retirement of commercial airline pilots. The International Civil Aviation Organization, a United Nations agency, credits economic recovery and rising consumer confidence for the upturn. It was at the out set of two of these events--the conflict in Iraq and the SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) outbreak--that the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) convened the Worldwide Air Transport Conference in March 2003. |
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