The Federal Air Transport Agency (Russian: Федеральное агентство воздушного транспорта - Federalnoye agentstvo vozdushnogo transporta, FAVT), also known as Rosaviatsiya (Russian: Росавиация), is the civil aviation authority of the Russian Federation, responsible for overseeing the civil aviation industry across Russia and surrounding international waters, covering about 14 flight information regions.

[3] The Federal Air Transport Agency was established in 2004 by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

On March 9, 2004, Putin issued a decree, “On the System and Structure of Federal Executive Bodies,” in which the Agency was created.

[4] A cyberattack on Rosaviatsia by hackers was unleashed in late March 2022 following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

[5] The effect was a massive disruption and the Russian agency said it had switched back to paper records following the attack.