The Soviet equivalent of the FAA was: FAS - Federalnaya Aviatsionnaya Sluzhba (Federal Aviation Service). The MGA was the overall ministry. Hope this helps On Fri, 8 Feb 2002 00:47:02 +0100, Alexandre <aavrane@mangoosta.fr> wrote: >MGA, Ministerstvo Grazhdanskoj Aviatsii, Ministry of Civil Aviation > >roughly equivalent in those days to FAA + CAB + NTSB > >Cordialement, > >Alexandre. >http://www.aerotransport.fr.st > > >clay.wardlow@adic.com wrote: >> >> Hello All >> >> What was the official aviation department of the Soviet government? For >> example, the United States has the FAA, what was it for the Soviet Union? >> >> Clay Wardlow >> DEN > >--