the United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation
Formed under the 1944 Convention on International Civil Aviation, with aims and objectives "to develop the principles and techniques of international air navigation and to foster the planning and development of international air transport." The Convention established certain principles and arrangements in order that international civil aviation may be developed in a safe and orderly manner and that international air transport services may be established on the basis of equality of opportunity and operated soundly and economically. Canada is a member.
Abbreviation: ICAO An international organization of governments, dealing with search and rescue in distress, weather information, telecommunications and navigational requirements.
A specialized agency of the United Nations, the objective of which is to develop the principles and techniques of international air navigation and to foster planning and development of international civil air transport. abbreviation: ICAO Fr: Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale
The International Aviation Organization of Governments, ICAO is an agency of the United Nations . It was organized to insure orderly worldwide technical development of civil aviation.
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), an agency of the United Nations, codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth.