Civil airliner - Air India Boeing 747-400

Civil aviation is one of two major categories of flying, representing all non-Military aviation, both private and commercial. Most of the countries in the world are members of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and work together to establish common standards and rules for civil aviation through that agency. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1800x1230, 187 KB) Air India Boeing 747-400 (VT-AID, named Kaziranga) queueing for take off at London (Heathrow) Airport, England. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1800x1230, 187 KB) Air India Boeing 747-400 (VT-AID, named Kaziranga) queueing for take off at London (Heathrow) Airport, England. ... An Airbus A340 airliner operated by Air Jamaica An airliner is a large fixed-wing aircraft whose primary function is the transportation of paying passengers. ... Air India (Hindi: ) is the largest international airline in India and the national flag carrier of India with a network of passenger and cargo services worldwide. ... The Boeing 747, commonly called a Jumbo Jet, is one of the most recognizable of all jet airliners and is the largest airliner currently in service. ... Military aviation is used to attack or defend a country through the sky. ... The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), an agency of the United Nations, develops the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth. ...

Civil aviation includes two major categories:

• Scheduled air transport, including all passenger or cargo flights that operate on a published schedule; and
• General aviation, including all other flights, private or commercial

For the public, the most visible part of civil aviation is scheduled air transport, but in fact, the vast majority of the world's flights operate under general aviation. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into airline. ... General aviation (abbr. ...

Civil Aviation Authorities

The Convention on International Civil Aviation (the Chicago Convention) was originally established in 1944: it states that signatories should collectively work to harmonize and standardize the use the use of airspace for safety, efficiency and regularity of air transport. All the States signatory to the Chicago Convention, now 188, are obliged to implement the Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) of the Convention. 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 and regulating international air travel. ...

Each signatory country has a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) (such as the FAA in the United States) to oversee the following areas of civil aviation: The Federal Aviation Administration is the entity of the United States government which regulates and oversees all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S. // Activities Along with the European Joint Aviation Authorities, the FAA is one of the two main agencies worldwide responsible for the certification of new aircraft. ...

• Personnel Licensing — regulating the basic training and issuance of licenses and certificates.

• Flight Operations — carrying out safety oversight of commercial operators.

• Airworthiness — issuing certificates of registration and certificates of airworthiness to civil aircraft, and overseeing the safety of maintenance organizations.

• Aerodromes — designing and constructing aerodrome facilities.

• Air Traffic Services — managing the traffic in a country's airspace.