CONVERGENCE NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2016
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INTERNATIONAL<br />
CIVIL AVIATION DAY<br />
<strong>DECEMBER</strong> 7<br />
Chronicles<br />
FLY ME TO THE MOON<br />
International Civil Aviation Day helps generate and reinforce worldwide awareness of the importance<br />
of international civil aviation to the social and economic development of countries.<br />
DID YOU KNOW THAT THE WORLD’S<br />
MOST EXPENSIVE FLIGHT TICKET IS<br />
PEGGED AT USD38,000 OR ROUGHLY<br />
RM160,000?<br />
Etihad Airways’ route connecting Mumbai and New York City<br />
via Abu Dhabi holds the title of having the most expensive<br />
ticket in the world for a commercial scheduled flight as the<br />
one-way ticket on its private luxurious suite, The Residence.<br />
DID YOU KNOW THAT LONDON'S<br />
HEATHROW AIRPORT HAD A PLANE<br />
TAKING OFF EVERY 45 SECONDS<br />
IN 2014?<br />
That's 1,400 flights landing and departing daily and nearly<br />
half a million, annually. That's a lot of air traffic pegged for the<br />
sixth busiest airport in the world for the year 2015.<br />
For International Civil Aviation Day 2015-2018, the Council<br />
has selected the following theme:<br />
“WORKING TOGETHER TO<br />
ENSURE NO COUNTRY IS<br />
LEFT BEHIND”<br />
2015–2018<br />
DID YOU ALSO KNOW THERE IS A<br />
SPECIAL DAY DEDICATED TO THE CIVIL<br />
AVIATION INDUSTRY?<br />
Together with the United Nations (UN) and the International<br />
Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), the day promotes and<br />
raises awareness on creating, cooperating and realising a truly<br />
global rapid transit network at the service of all mankind. This<br />
is done through various activities such as seminars, published<br />
material, educational lectures, classroom activities and news<br />
announcements on international civil aviation topics related<br />
to the day.<br />
Moreover, every five years, coinciding with ICAO anniversaries,<br />
the ICAO Council establishes a special anniversary theme for<br />
International Civil Aviation Day. Between these anniversary<br />
years, Council representatives select a single theme for the<br />
full four-year intervening period.<br />
The campaign highlights ICAO’s efforts to assist countries in<br />
implementing ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices<br />
(SARPs). The main goal of this work is to help ensure that SARP<br />
implementation is better harmonised globally so that all<br />
countries have access to the significant socio-economic<br />
benefits of safe and reliable air transport and can address<br />
safety, security and emissions-related issues.<br />
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