International Civil Aviation Day

Such a professional holiday as “International Civil Aviation Day” was established quite recently, only in 1992 And the initiator of its appearance was none other than the UN General Assembly Every year this holiday is celebrated on December 7th But only after two years did this holiday begin to be celebrated at the official level And 1994 was not chosen by chance, since exactly 50 years ago, ie In 1944, in the city of Chicago, the so-called Convention on International Civil Aviation was signed by governments of various countries It provided for resolving the issue of the safe movement of aircraft in airspace, which was to become common to all nations But these dates, 1992 and 1994, were noted only at the documentary level It took several more years for this holiday to begin to be celebrated for real Since 1996, the following events began to be held on this holiday: - festive processions of civil aviation workers; - summing up the results of the past year; - the successes of the most distinguished workers in this industry are celebrated December 7 became an official holiday already in 1996 for the reason that a special resolution was finally signed in the UN General Assembly this year Civil aviation is one of the sectors of the national economy On the territory of the USSR, the first air route for passenger air transportation was opened back in 1923 The first cities to be connected by air were Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod The length of the route was 420 km At first, the Civil Aviation Society was called very simply - “Dobrolet” And only at the beginning of 1964 a separate ministry was created, which was in charge of air transportation on the territory of the USSR But it should be noted that December 7 is celebrated all over the world not only by aviators, but also by all people who are not part of the air transportation industry This category includes: - transportation of both mail and various cargoes; - air search and rescue activities; - the use of aircraft in agriculture, as well as in construction and the oil and gas industry This also includes not only employees who maintain aircraft, but also helicopters This holiday is also celebrated in educational institutions where future pilots and other workers who are in demand in civil aviation are trained But we shouldn’t forget about research institutions that deal with flight safety issues It should be noted that the 20th century was the century of technical discoveries And in just 60 years, civil aviation has become in great demand for transporting citizens by air Thanks to air transport, you can now quickly get not only to different cities in the country, but also to other continents So December 7 is a truly important holiday that should be celebrated with dignity