THE POSTAL HISTORY OF ICAO

 

ICAO and the Partners in Civil Aviation

 

Partners in civil aviation are main associations, companies, and organizations throughout the world who are actively involved in the development of civil aviation, but are not specialized agencies working with the United Nations or related organizations (i.e., organizations having a relationship with the UN defined by an arrangement different from the agreements between the specialized agencies); they are the partners of world airlines and airports.

 

Summaries of their history and leadership role in the development of civil aviation are provided in the following chapters of the Postal History of ICAO. Examples of these are:


 

  1. Airports International Council ACI
  2. Agence pour la sécurité de la navigation aérienne en Afrique et à Madagascar ASECNA
  3. Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation CANSO
  4. Civil Aviation Commissions
  5. European Union Aviation Safety Agency EASA
  6. European Civil Aviation Conference ECAC
  7. EUROCONTROL
  8. Fédération Aéronautique Internationale FAI
  9. Flight Safety Foundation FSF
  10. International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations IAOPA
  11. International Air Transport Association IATA
  12. International Business Aviation Council IBAC
  13. International Coordinating Council of Aerospace Industries Associations ICCAIA
  14. International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations IFALPA
  15. International Forum for Aviation Research IFAR
  16. International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers' Associations IFATCA
  17. International Transport Forum ITF
  18. International Transport Workers’ Federation ITF
  19. Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques SITA
  20. The International Air Cargo Association TIACA
  21. The Royal Aeronautical Society RaeS.

 

Illustrations of these organizations are provided hereafter.

 

Canada’s official first day cover, issued for the 50th anniversary of ICAO in 1994, was overprinted with the emblem of the ACI-NA, on the occasion of the 3rd Annual ACI-NA Regional Conference and Exhibition, held in Toronto, Canada, from 25 to 28 September 1994. This overprinted cover was made available to the participants at the conference.

The cachet of this cover complements the Canadian stamp by depicting a modern airport tower located at Saint-Hubert, Province of Québec, Canada.

ACI-NA was formed in 1948 as the Airport Operators Council (AOC) and the organization celebrated in 2008 its 60th anniversary. ACI-NA is the largest of the five worldwide regions of Airports Council International (ACI).

 

Strasbourg - Third Session of European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC)

held from 9 to 21 March 1959.

 

SITA Service cover (with its 50th anniversary logo) sent to ICAO.

Postmarked on 12 March 1998.

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