The Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC; ) is an executive body of the

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and Airspace Use Council of the

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(CIS) and was formed in 1991Main
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Interstate Aviation Committee. Retrieved on 24 June 2010. Member list: "By present time the participants of the Agreement are republics ''Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russian Federation, Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine''." Address: "119017, Moscow, Russia Bolshaya Ordynka str. 22/2/1

: Address: "119017, Москва, Россия ул.Большая Ордынка, 22/2/1" Member list: "Участниками Соглашения к настоящему времени являются ''Азербайджанская Республика, Республика Армения, Республика Беларусь, Грузия, Республика Казахстан, Кыргызская Республика, Республика Молдова, Российская Федерация, Республика Таджикистан, Туркменистан, Республика Узбекистан и Украина.''" according to the Civil Aviation and Airspace Use

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, signed on 25 December 1991.

History

In the Soviet Union, the State Supervisory Commission for Flight Safety (Gosavianadzor), under the

Council of Ministers Council of Ministers is a traditional name given to the supreme Executive (government), executive organ in some governments. It is usually equivalent to the term Cabinet (government), cabinet. The term Council of State is a similar name that also m ...

, () was the predecessor of the IAC. The Gosavianadzor conducted aircraft accident and incident investigations. until the IAC was established in

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on 25 December 1991. The IAC has been accredited by

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as an intergovernmental organisation which may be invited to attend suitable ICAO meetings (officially, ICAO does not classify these as observers). The Aviation Accident Investigation Commission of the IAC cooperates with the Federal Air Transport Agency in investigations of

aviation accidents An aviation accident is an event during aircraft operation that results serious injury, death, or significant destruction. An aviation incident is any operating event that compromises safety but does not escalate into an aviation accident. Pre ...

. One publicly known and controversial IAC investigation was the 2010 plane crash that killed Polish president Lech Kaczyński.

Governance

The committee is headquartered in Yakimanka District,

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. Since 1991, Tatiana Anodina had been the chairperson of the committee until January 2023. There was press speculation regarding Anodina's

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in certifying aircraft with respect to Transaero's market position.

Participating states

Current

, the following countries are named by the IAC as the Treaty participants: *

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ...

Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...

Belarus Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir Mountains, Pamir mountain ranges. Bishkek is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Kyrgyzstan, largest city. Kyrgyz ...

(partially, in

investigation domain) *

Tajikistan Tajikistan, officially the Republic of Tajikistan, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Dushanbe is the capital city, capital and most populous city. Tajikistan borders Afghanistan to the Afghanistan–Tajikistan border, south, Uzbekistan to ...

Turkmenistan Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ash ...

Uzbekistan , image_flag = Flag of Uzbekistan.svg , image_coat = Emblem of Uzbekistan.svg , symbol_type = Emblem of Uzbekistan, Emblem , national_anthem = "State Anthem of Uzbekistan, State Anthem of the Republ ...

Former

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

**Despite the fact that Georgia withdrew from the Commonwealth of Independent States, Georgian authorities may still cooperate with the IAC. *

Moldova Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe, with an area of and population of 2.42 million. Moldova is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. ...

**In 1999 Government of Moldova announced its intention to reduce or end participation in the Civil Aviation and Airspace Use

. *

Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...

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Interstate Aviation Committee. Retrieved on November 19, 2013. **Ukraine has its own independent

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and accidents investigation agencies. Ukraine's participation was based on two agreements concluded within the CIS - a presidential decree.Ukraine is based on two agreements concluded within the CIS - a presidential decree
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References

External links

Interstate Aviation Committee

Interstate Aviation Committee
* * {{Authority control Commonwealth of Independent States Organizations investigating aviation accidents and incidents Aviation organizations based in Russia 1991 establishments in Russia Organizations established in 1991