December 7 is the International Civil Aviation Day. On December 6, 1996, the UN General Assembly proclaimed December 7 as International Civil Aviation Day and urged Governments, as well as relevant national, regional, international and intergovernmental organizations, to take appropriate steps to celebrate it.
January 17, 1921 – the decree “On Air Movements” was adopted, which established flight rules for Soviet and foreign aircraft over the territory of the RSFSR and its territorial waters.
April 12 is the World Aviation and Cosmonautics Day. Yuri Gagarin performed an orbital flyby of the Earth on the Vostok spacecraft for the first time in the world, opening the era of manned space flights.
August 2 is the Day of Airborne Troops (Airborne Forces Day). On August 2, 1930, a unit of paratroopers consisting of 12 people was landed at the exercises of the Air Force of the Moscow Military District near Voronezh. This allowed us to see the perspective of the advantages of the parachute units associated with the rapid coverage of the enemy by air. From this moment, the Day of the Paratrooper is celebrated.
August 12 is the Day of the Air Force (Air Force Day). On this day in 1912, Order number 397 was issued by the Russian Military Department, according to which the Staff of the aeronautical part of the Main Directorate was put into operation The General Staff. This day is considered to be the beginning of the creation of Russian military aviation.
October 20 is the International Air Traffic Controller Day. The International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers Associations (IFATCA) was established in Amsterdam.
August 29 is the Aviation Day of Ukraine. The date of the holiday is unique for each year. In 2020, this date is August 29.
November 1 is the Day of Civil Aviation Workers of Belarus. It is celebrated in Belarus annually every first Sunday in November.
August 16 is the Day of the Air Force of the Republic of Belarus. Every year, on the third Sunday of August, servicemen of one of the most important units of the Armed Forces of Belarus celebrate their holiday.
February 9 – Russian Civil Aviation Day.
Every year, on February 9, Civil Aviation Day is celebrated in Russia. It was on this day in 1923 that an air fleet appeared in our country
, whose tasks included transporting passengers traveling on official or personal business, mail and various kinds of cargo.
August 15 – The Day of the Air Fleet of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The Day of the Air Fleet is established by the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan and is celebrated annually on the third Sunday of August.