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Article: International Civil Aviation Day.(Opinion and Editorial)
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- Manila Bulletin
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- December 7, 2008
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IN a global celebration meant to generate and reinforce worldwide awareness of the importance of international civil aviation in the social and economic development of nations and to promote the safety, efficiency, and regulation of international air transport, International Aviation Day is observed on December 7 each year. It coincides with the anniversary of the International Civil Aviation Organization which was established on December 7, 1944.
When Wilbur and Orville Wright flew the first-ever heavier-than-the-air aircraft on December 17, 1903, at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, the flight marked the beginning of civil aviation. Since that day, the aviation ...