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Canada and International Aviation
Canada holds a pre-eminent position in the world of aviation. In
the earlier days of flying, Canadian "bush” pilots wrote a stirring
chapter of intrepidity by blazing new routes into Canada’s vast
uncharted hinterland. Those pioneering feats were soon followed
by sterner tests. On Canadian soil and in Canadian skies thousands
of young men from many lands, as well as Canadians themselves,
have been given training in aviation to help in the defence of
freedom.
Canada became the official centre of international aviation some
ten years ago. At that time the nations of the world chose
Montreal, Canada’s largest city, as the site of the headquarters of
the newly-formed international aviation organization. At first a
provisional organization, it became the International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO) in 1947.
The governments of 63 nations are now members of ICAO —
a specialized agency related to the United Nations. The work of
the Organization includes the establishment of world-wide standards
for the safety, reliability and regularity of aerial navigation; the
economic development of aviation; the reduction of formalities of
customs, immigration, health and currency controls: and the
continuous evolution of international air law.
Located in Montreal too are the headquarters of the International
Air Transport Association (IATA), an association of seventy
airline companies which carry 95 per cent of the world’s inter-
national air traffic. IATA is the agency through which the world’s
airline operators seek joint solutions to the numerous and varied
problems of flying and doing business at the international level.
Contributing to the work of both ICAO and IATA is the
Institute of International Air Law at McGill University in
Montreal.
Canada’s part in aviation is not confined to the presence on her
soil of these international organizations. Her two leading air lines—
Trans-Canada Air Lines and Canadian Pacific Air Lines—rank
among the leading air lines of the world. The aircraft of Trans-
Canada Air Lines, a publicly owned company, fly over routes which
span a quarter of the globe and total some 19,000 miles. In
addition to serving dozens of communities in Canada and the
United States, TCA serves leading points in Europe and Central
America, including Mexico and the Caribbean area. Canadian
Pacific Air Lines operate 10,000 miles of domestic routes and more
than 17,000 miles of international routes stretching from Vancouver
to the Orient, Australia and South America.
Cover: Aerial view of the centre of Montreal. Arrow points to International Aviation
Building which houses ICAO, IATA and offices of leading air lines.
Photographs: Canadian National Railways, Trans-Canada Air Lines, Canadian
Pacific Railway, Canadian Pacific Air Lines, ICAO, IATA, Richard Arless Associates,
Arnott & Rogers.
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