Interstate Aviation Committee
| Межгосударственный авиационный комитет | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1991 |
| Preceding agency | |
| Jurisdiction |
 Russialimited authority in other  CIS countries |
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia |
| Agency executive |
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| Website | mak-iac.org/en/ |
The Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC; Russian: Межгосударственный авиационный комитет, МАК) is a supervising body overseeing the use and management of civil aviation in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The IAC is the official civil aviation authority in Russia while some other countries recognize it as a certification and expert body to a varying extent.
The Interstate Aviation Committee was formed in 1991 according to the Civil Aviation and Airspace Use Treaty, signed on December 25, 1991.
The "Air Accident Investigation Commission" of the IAC regularly works with the Federal Air Transport Agency in investigations of aviation accidents and incidents.
The committee is headquartered in Yakimanka District, Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow, Russia. Since 1991, Tatiana Anodina has been the director of the Committee.
Since 1991, Tatiana Anodina has been the director of the Committee. Her son's family owned and controlled Transaero, one of Russia's largest airlines. There was press speculation regarding Anodina's conflict of interest in certifying aircraft with respect to Transaero's market position.
As of November 2013, the following countries are named by the IAC as the Treaty participants:
The following countries of the former Soviet Union formerly possessed observer status:
In the Soviet Union, the State Supervisory Commission for Flight Safety (Gosavianadzor), under the Council of Ministers, was the predecessor of the IAC. The Gosavianadzor conducted aircraft accident and incident investigations. The IAC was established in 1991, when 12 states of the former Soviet Union signed the Civil Aviation and Airspace Use Treaty, in Minsk on 25 December 1991.
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