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Federal Public Service Mobility and Transport (French: Service public fédéral Mobilité et Transports, Dutch: Federale Overheidsdienst Mobiliteit en Vervoer, German: FÖD Mobilität und Transportwesen), is a Federal Public Service of Belgium.
Its head office is located in Brussels, and its air transport office is also in Brussels.
It was created by Royal Order on November 20, 2001, as part of the plans of the Verhofstadt I Government to modernise the federal administration. It is responsible for preparing and implementing transportation policies.
The agency's Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) investigates aircraft accidents and incidents. The agency's Railway Accident and Incident Investigation Unit investigates rail accidents. The Conseil d'Enquête Maritime investigates maritime accidents.
Organisation
The FPS Mobility and Transport is currently organised into four Directorates-General:
It is also responsible for several government agencies, such as the Belgian Institute for Traffic Safety, and autonomous public companies, namely the National Railway Company of Belgium, the Brussels Airport Company and Belgocontrol.