Past International Civil Aviation Day Themes
International Civil Aviation Day was established in 1994 by ICAO to mark the 50th anniversary of the Organization, which was created on 7 December 1944. In 1996, pursuant to an ICAO initiative and with the assistance of the Canadian Government, the United Nations General Assembly by resolution officially recognized 7 December as International Civil Aviation Day and listed it as an official UN day.
The purpose of the global celebration is to generate and reinforce worldwide awareness of the importance of international civil aviation in the social and economic development of States, and of the role of ICAO in promoting the safety, efficiency and regularity of international air transport.
| INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION DAY THEMES |
| 2020-2023 — "Advancing innovation for Aviation Development" |
| 2019 — "75 Years of Connecting the World" |
| 2015-2018 — "Working Together To Ensure No Country is Left Behind" |
| 2014 — "Cooperating on Global Aviation Progress: 70 Years of the Chicago Convention" |
| 2013 — "Evolving to Meet the Challenges of 21st Century Air Transport" |
| 2012 — "Aviation: Your Reliable Connection to the World" |
| 2011 — "Assistance and Cooperation for Globally Sustainable Air Transport" |
| 2010 — "Safe, Secure and Sustainable Aviation For Our Planet" |
| 2009 — "65 years of empowering the global community through aviation" |
| 2008 — "Tomorrow's Aviation — a world of opportunity for skilled aviation personnel" |
| 2007 — "Global Air Transport — a driver of sustainable economic, social and cultural development" |
| 2006 — "Safety and security – first and always the top priority" |
| 2005 — "The Greening of Flight — maximizing compatiblity between safe and orderly development of civil aviation and the quality of the environment" |
| 2004 — "International Cooperation: Solutions to Global Aviation Challenges" |
| 2003 — "For 60 Years... Setting the Standards for International Civil Aviation" |
| 2002 — "One Hundred Years of Powered, Controlled and Sustained Flight" |
| 2001 — "Flight Between Nations - Dialogue Between Peoples" |
| 2000 — "Implementing ICAO SARPs - the Key to Aviation Safety and Efficiency" |
| 1999 — "Promoting Global Frienship and Understanding" |
| 1998 — "Flying Safely into the 21st Century" |
| 1997 — "Enhancing Flight Safety through Global Cooperation" |
| 1996 — "Using Satellites to Make Civil Aviation Safer" |
| 1995 — "The Aeroplane in Our Lives" |
| 1994 — 50th Anniversary of the Signing of the Chigago Convention |