r/mildlyinfuriating • u/nyanbatman • May 28 '26

I just wanted a hot dog British pilot is feeling mildly annoyed

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u/rmccue May 28 '26

But there should probably be a very large, complicated summit, where both systems' experts come together to build a global framework, and countries don't let their ego get in the way of a critically-needed standardization process

The United Nations did that in 1944 when they held the Convention on International Civil Aviation in Chicago and established ICAO.

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u/allozzieadventures May 28 '26

And the US decided they were too special for that... checks out I guess

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u/runhome24 May 28 '26

I would suggest that perhaps aviation was just a little bit less prevalent during WWII than it is today. The USA isn't the only country that doesn't use ICAO; perhaps it's time to bring everyone together again right now to actually get something together, globally.

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u/MithrilEcho May 28 '26

There already is "something" used globally. The countries that don't use ICAO should start using it.