Federal Air Transport Agency

Not to be confused with Interstate Aviation Committee

The Federal Air Transport Agency (Russian: Федеральное агентство воздушного транспорта), also known as Rosaviatsiya (Russian: Росавиация), is the Russian government agency responsible for overseeing the civil aviation industry in Russia. Its headquarters are in Moscow.[1]

It is also called the Russian Federation Civil Aviation Administration (RFCAA).[2]

The Federal Air Transport Agency regularly works alongside the Interstate Aviation Committee in investigations of aviation accidents and incidents. Its U.S. equivalent is the Federal Aviation Administration.

References

  1. Home page. Federal Air Transport Agency. Retrieved on January 3, 2012. "Адрес 125993, ГСП-47, Москва, Ленинградский проспект, 37, корпус 2."
  2. Accident Investigation Board Norway (2 November 1999). "Report on the Accident to Vnukovo Airline's Tupolev Tu-154M RA 85621 Near Svalbard Airport Longyear, Norway on 29 August 1996". Retrieved 21 August 2014. p. 5/121.


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