Moving people to distant places in reduced times is the goal of aviation not only in our country but around the world. Achieving this goal has positive consequences in increasing human capital and humanitarian aid.
In the Aviation Benefits report, prepared by the International Air Transport Association ( IATA ) and the International Civil Aviation Organization ( ICAO ), it is noted that the international aviation sector makes improving people’s quality of life possible. , through different actions that have an impact on everyday life.
The massive movement of people has contributed to the growth of human capital globally as more and more people travel, specifically students, who do so for pleasure or to study abroad.
UNESCO statistics also reveal that the largest flow of exchange students comes from the Asian continent, most of which travel to Anglo-Saxon and European countries.
Likewise, a large percentage of workers have migrated to other countries. Approximately 4.4 per cent of the world’s economically active population is migrant, and one in six workers from developed countries has travelled, according to estimates by the International Labor Organization ( ILO ).
Those figures would have been unattainable without the recent accessibility of air travel.
Humanitarian Aid Comes From Heaven.
On the other hand, aeroplanes have played a main role in moving humanitarian aid to places that can be very difficult to access by land. In recent weeks, several countries have sent vital supplies, special equipment and other items to areas devastated by natural disasters, including the United States, Panama, Puerto Rico and Mexico.
It should be noted that the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) transported more than 62.5 thousand tons of food by air to victims of floods, conflicts and epidemics in 2015.
The UPS parcel company carried out another significant case of this trend: it transported more than 375 thousand influenza vaccines from the United States to the Lao Democratic Republic, using a plane that had refrigerators to preserve the safety of said vaccines.
With these facts in mind, it isn’t very easy to quantify all the positive effects of aviation on society. However, in recent decades the progress that has occurred inside and outside the airline industry has been observed.
Innovation For The Development Of Global Aviation
The purpose of International Civil Aviation Day is to help generate and reinforce global awareness of the importance of international civil aviation for the social and economic development of States and the unique role of the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) in helping them cooperate and realize a truly global rapid transit network at the service of all humanity.
Now that the UN and the nations of the world have adopted the 2030 Agenda and embarked on a new era in the sustainable development of the planet, the importance of aviation as an engine of global connectivity has never been more relevant to the goals of the Chicago Convention to view international flight as a fundamental enabler of world peace and prosperity.
Every five years, coinciding with ICAO anniversaries, the Council of this body establishes a special anniversary theme for International Civil Aviation Day. Council representatives select a theme covering the intervening four-year period between these anniversary years.
The Council has decided that, between now and 2023, the theme of this day will be: “Encouraging innovation for the development of global aviation”.