​Convention on International Civil Aviation (also known as Chicago Convention), was signed on 7 December 1944 by 52 States. Pending ratification of the Convention by 26 States, the Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization (PICAO) was established.
Subject
civil aviation (NASA); conventions (NASA); United Nations (NASA);
Description
The Convention on International Civil Aviation set forth the purpose of ICAO: "WHEREAS the future development of international civil aviation can greatly help to create and preserve friendship and understanding among the nations and peoples of the world.