International Civil Aviation Day 2025; December 7th.

FORUM: "Safe and Sustainable Flying for all." International Civil Aviation Day 2025.Every year, International Civil Aviation Day raises global awareness of the vital role aviation plays in connecting people, supporting economies, and driving sustainable development worldwide. It also underscores ICAO's leadership in fostering safe, secure, and environmentally responsible air transport for all. It's also a day to recognize the millions of professionals who keep the world flying and ensure aviation remains safe, reliable, and accessible every day. Their commitment is at the heart of safe skies and a resilient, sustainable future. On this occasion we'll learn on how icao helps the world stay connected, while being a driving force behind the safe, secure and sustainable development of global aviation. Follow the conservations with the hashtags: #Flyday, #CivilAviationDay, #7December, #AviationDevelopment, #AdvancingInnovation.

EVENT: ​December 7th will mark the 81st anniversary of the signing of the Convention on International Civil Aviation in Chicago, United States. For eighty one years, this defining international agreement has served as the foundation for the development of the global civil aviation system to the benefit of all nations. While the celebration will offer the opportunity to reflect on important achievements over the last past years, more importantly it will serve as an opportunity to reflect collectively with all stakeholders on how aviation development will continue to be supported by ICAO over the coming decades. Join us in championing safe skies and a sustainable future for everyone,

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PUBLICATION: As international civil aviation enters a new era marked by unprecedented challenges and opportunities, ICAO presents its comprehensive Strategic Plan for 2026-2050. With air traffic projected to reach 12.4 billion passengers by 2050, this plan guides our sector toward a more safe, secure, economically viable, efficient, and environmentally sustainable future.

A safe, secure and sustainable international civil aviation system that connects the world for the benefit of all nations and people.

The 3 Essential Aspirations are:

Net-Zero Carbon Emissions
Achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 for international civil aviation operations. ​
Connected Transport System

Serve as an integral part of a thriving, connected, accessible, inclusive, and affordable transport system for people and goods, contributing to socio-economic development, while ensuring no country is left behind. ​
Zero Fatalities
Achieve zero fatalities in international aviation from accidents and acts of unlawful interference. ​

The Goals and Objectives

To lead international civil aviation as a key driver of social and economic development while enhancing aviation safety, security, economic development and environmental sustainability for a growing aviation system by advancing air law, developing policies, plans and standards, monitoring and auditing, and supporting States’ capabilities for the benefit of all nations and people.

Strategic Goals

Every Flight Is Safe and Secure.
Achieve zero fatalities and ensure continuous protection for air passengers, cargo, and staff. ​

Aviation Is Environmentally Sustainable.
Achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and mitigate aircraft noise and emissions. ​

Aviation Delivers Seamless, Accessible, and Reliable Mobility for All.
Facilitate seamless air navigation and travel through well-coordinated and affordable services.

 ​No Country Left Behind.
Enable achievement of safety, security, efficiency, and sustainability goals through collaboration and support.

The International Civil Aviation Convention and Other Treaties, Laws and Regulations Address All Challenges.
Maintain responsive international air law addressing current and emerging challenges. ​

The Economic Development of Air Transport Assures the Delivery of Economic Prosperity and Societal Well-Being for All.

Foster development of an economically viable aviation system delivering prosperity for all. ​


High Priority Enablers

1. ICAO Continuous Organizational Improvement
2. Innovation
3. Gender Equality and Attracting New Talent to Aviation
4. Partnerships, Resource Mobilization and Financial Sustainability

Download Full Strategic Plan (PDF) in EN.
Download Strategic Plan (Pamphlet) in EN.

International Civil Aviation Day 2015, December 7th.

‎國際民航日‬, ‪‎12月7日‬.
 Международный день гражданской авиации‬, 7 декабря‬.
Día Internacional de la Aviación Civil‬, ‪7 de diciembre‬.
 International Civil Aviation Day‬, ‪‎7 december‬.
 Journée internationale de l'aviation civile‬, ‪‎7 Décembre‬.
 ‎يوم الطيران المدني الدولي، 7 ديسمبر.

  
 2015年的主題：“通過合作確保沒有一個國家掉隊”
Тема 2015: "Работая вместе, чтобы гарантировать, что никакие страна..."
 Tema de 2015: "Trabajando Juntos para Asegurar No es país se quede atrás"
 Theme 2015 :“Working Together to Ensure No Country is Left Behind”
 Thème 2015: «Travailler ensemble pour assurer qu'aucun pays ne soit laissé pour compte"
 موضوع عام 2015: "العمل معا لضمان عدم وجود البلد وتركوا وراءهم"

Joint Statement by ICAO Council President and Secretary General on the International Civil Aviation Day 2015.

The Council President of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, and ICAO Secretary General, Dr. Fang Liu, issued a joint statement today on the occasion of International Civil Aviation Day, 2015:

The air transport sector today stands on the cusp of a very important era in the history of international civil aviation.

Given the established pattern whereby the global air transport network doubles in flight and passenger volumes every 15 years, and its significant importance to the prosperity of societies and businesses all over the world, the commitments and actions on behalf of world States and organizations toward modernized and expanded civil aviation infrastructure and capacities have never been more important.

Under its ‘No Country Left Behind’ programme, ICAO is working with great determination today to raise global awareness on the fundamental importance of the effective implementation of ICAO Standards and Policies, which together support the enhanced safety, efficiency, security, economic development and environmental protection of the international aviation system.

This is the most important and urgently required first step which must be undertaken if a State or Region hopes to improve its ability to access and realize the significant socio-economic benefits which derive from the availability of safe and reliable air services.

ICAO and its Governing Council also recognize that cooperation and consensus have been the most important qualities contributing to air transport progress since the dawn of the civil aviation era, and that future objectives and solutions will require even greater partnership and collaboration on the part of all players to ensure that air transport will continue to serve as a significant enabler of global peace and prosperity, wherever aircraft fly.

The ICAO Council has therefore selected a new theme for International Civil Aviation Day which will stay in place for the years 2015-2018 inclusive, stressing its value and importance to civil aviation everywhere, and which reinforces the above priorities and considerations, as follows:

“Working Together to Ensure No Country is Left Behind”

 Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, ICAO Council President

and ICAO Secretary General, Dr. Fang Liu.

FORUM : December 7 - International Civil Aviation Day

The No Country Left Behind (NCLB) campaign highlights ICAO’s efforts to assist States in implementing ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs). The main goal of this work is to help ensure that SARP implementation is better harmonized globally so that all States have access to the significant socio-economic benefits of safe and reliable air transport.

The NCLB effort also promotes ICAO’s efforts to resolve Significant Safety Concerns (SSCs) brought to light through ICAO’s safety oversight audits as well as other safety, security and emissions-related objectives.

 

RESOURCES :

No Country Left Behind

• ICAO World Aviation Forum
• Targets and Outcomes
• Promotional Materials
• Ambassador Messages
• Implementation Resources
• Regional Implementation

International Civil Aviation Day 2013, December 7

 To celebrate International Civil Aviation Day (ICAD) for 2013, an occasion which helps to commemorate the establishment of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on 7 December 1944, the UN civil aviation body announced today that the 2013 ICAD theme has been confirmed by its Governing Council as:

  

Evolving to Meet the Challenges of 21st Century Air Transport

“This theme recognizes the significant re-evaluations which ICAO and the entire air transport sector are now undertaking, as aviation seeks to forge wider consensus and practical strategic planning to address its imminent challenges,” remarked ICAO’s Council President, Roberto Kobeh González. 

And those challenges will be many. In line with aviation’s historic role as a critical driver of economic and social development, the global air transport network is presently projected to double in size by 2030. This means that the 30 million flights it now manages annually will grow to 60 million over the next 16 years, while the total annual passengers served will rise to 6 billion from today’s 3 billion.

For ICAO, air transport’s evolution will have important impacts on all of its key areas of strategic priority, which were recently confirmed by the 38th ICAO Assembly as: Safety; Air Navigation Capacity and Efficiency; Security and Facilitation; the Economic Development of Air Transport; and Environmental Protection. 

Accordingly, ICAO’s ongoing Safety and Air Navigation global plan roll-outs, the fostering of more effective, affordable and therefore sustainable security and facilitation solutions, its revisions to applicable economic policy tools and frameworks and its progress on a varied range of environmental programmes will all play important roles in how the UN agency continues to evolve for its States over the near-term. 

The 2013 theme is also seen as supporting ICAO’s ongoing formalization of more comprehensive, cooperative ties with relevant stakeholders in support of its global goals, in addition to reinforcing the realities of the contemporary public sector funding environment and the Organization’s fine-tuning of its internal operations to become more efficient.

“Innovation, imagination and flexibility will be critical to our internal and external success as we continue to adapt to a very rapidly changing world,” stressed ICAO Secretary General, Raymond Benjamin. “And ICAO is well on its way to establishing these values as permanent aspects of our working and planning environments.”

Background notes for editors:

° ICAO Assembly Resolution A29-1 (1994) first declared 7 December International Civil Aviation Day.

° Pursuant to a further ICAO initiative and with the assistance of the Government of Canada, in 1996, the United Nations General Assembly recognized  7 December as International Civil Aviation Day through an official resolution.

ICAO Secretary General Raymond Benjamin's Keynote Address to ICAN2013

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