ICAO Emblem. Air Corridor Map of Cyprus, 50th Anniversary of ICAO, Republic of Cyprus

ICAO Emblem. Air Corridor Map of Cyprus, 50th Anniversary of ICAO, Republic of Cyprus

Postage stamps--Cyprus--History

Γραμματόσημα--Κύπρος--Ιστορία

When the Wright brothers in 1908 invented the first powered flight machine no one could foresee where the advent of the airplane would lead, but those with foresight knew that a complete new dimension to transport that had no national boundaries, had been opened. New horizons in air travel, warfare and the concepts of time and distance were looming. The first important conference on international air travel code was convened in Paris in 1910. Eighteen European States participated and a number of basic principles governing aviation were laid down. In the Italo -Turkish war of 1911, Italy became the first country to use aircraft in this way. Born out of military necessity, civil aviation had to be on an international level or not at all. Thus after the first World war the International Air Convention was drawn up by twenty-six Allied and associated Powers at the Paris Peace Conference. This foresaw the International Commission for Air Navigation (ICAN) to monitor and keep abreast of developments in civil aviation. In 1944 the US government convened the International Civil Aviation Conference in Chicago and with the signature of 32 States, set-up the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as a means of international cooperation and the fostering of uniformity in regulations at the highest possible degree. To ensure the practical application of air navigation services and facilities by States it was agreed to sub-divide the surface of the earth into a number of regions. Examples being the "North Atlantic Region" (NAT) and the European Mediterranean Region (EUR), where the co-ordination of trans-European operations with domestic and short range international traffic, constitutes the major problem. One of the aims of the ICAO is to foster the planning and development of international air transport so as to meet the needs of the peoples of the world for safe, efficient and economical air transport. The ICAO is a specialized agency of the United Nations.

Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus

Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία

Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus

Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία

Library of Cyprus University of Technology

Digital Heritage Research Lab of Cyprus University of Technology

21st November 1994

Designer: G. Simonis

Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.

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1994-ICAO-30C

35.160417, 33.346556

Alex Matsoukis, Athens