Convention on International Civil Aviation
The Convention on International Civil Aviation, also known as the Chicago Convention, established the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a specialized agency of the United Nations charged with coordinating international air travel. The Convention establishes rules of airspace, aircraft registration and safety, security, and sustainability, and details the rights of the signatories in relation to air travel. The convention also contains provisions pertaining to taxation.
Signature of the Chicago Convention
Tank truck at Schiphol Airport. Refuelling can be taxed throughout the EU.
International Civil Aviation Organization
The International Civil Aviation Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates the principles and techniques of international air navigation, and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth. The ICAO headquarters are located in the Quartier international de Montréal of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
ICAO's headquarters in Montreal
The ICAO's council chamber in July 2013
Meeting room of ICAO's Air Navigation Commission in July 2013
Roberto Kobeh González, ICAO president from 2006 to 2013, in 2007