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The headquarters of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is situated in:

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Answer: Option D — Montreal, Canada

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The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has its headquarters in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

About the ICAO:

  • It was created by the "Convention on International Civil Aviation", called the "Chicago Convention", signed by 52 countries in Chicago on 7 December 1944.
  • It came into existence on 4 April 1947, when the Convention came into force.
  • In October 1947, it became a specialised agency of the United Nations.

It has 193 member countries. India is a founding member.

Its work:

  • It sets international standards and recommended practices for the safety, security, efficiency and environmental protection of civil aviation.
  • It works on air navigation, aircraft accident investigation, airport standards, and the training and licensing of pilots.
  • It assigns the four-letter "ICAO codes" to airports (for example, "VIDP" for Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport), while IATA assigns three-letter codes (for example, "DEL").
  • It adopted "CORSIA" (2016), a scheme to offset carbon emissions from international flights.
  • International Civil Aviation Day is observed on 7 December, the anniversary of the Chicago Convention.

Its main bodies are the Assembly (meets every three years), the Council (36 members, elected by the Assembly) and the Secretariat. India has been a member of the Council since 1947.

Other aviation organisations:

  • International Air Transport Association (IATA): the trade association of airlines; founded in 1945 in Havana; headquarters in Montreal, with an executive office in Geneva.
  • Airports Council International (ACI): Montreal.

Aviation bodies in India:

  • Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA): the regulator; New Delhi.
  • Airports Authority of India (AAI): 1995; New Delhi.
  • Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS).
  • Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB): 2012.
  • The "UDAN" scheme (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik, 2016) promotes regional air connectivity.
  • India is the third-largest domestic aviation market in the world.

Why not the other options?

  • ✗Geneva has the WHO, ILO and WTO.
  • ✗Chicago is where the Chicago Convention was signed in 1944.
  • ✗London has the headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

Quick tip

Remember: ICAO = Montreal (Chicago Convention 7 December 1944; in force 4 April 1947; UN agency 1947; four-letter airport codes); IATA = also Montreal (1945); IMO = London; Civil Aviation Day = 7 December.

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