Ulaanbaatar
U.S. to Provide Aviation Safety Technical Assistance to Mongolia for Direct Flights
Politics
Ulaanbaatar, February 9, 2026 /MONTSAME/. As part of preparations to launch direct flights between Mongolia and the United States, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) will implement a technical assistance project worth USD 2.6 million to support civil aviation safety standards.
Under the
agreement, signed by Deputy Minister of
Road and Transport Ganbold Gochoo on behalf of the Government
of Mongolia and USTDA Deputy Director Thomas R. Hardy,
the project will provide civil aviation safety expertise as Mongolia works to
meet safety oversight requirements critical for direct air service with the
United States.
The project
will be jointly funded by USTDA with USD 2.2
million and The Wicks Group
Consulting, LLC with USD 390,000, according to the Embassy of
Mongolia in the United States.
Speaking at the
signing ceremony, Foreign Minister Battsetseg Batmunkh
emphasized that the agreement will deepen cooperation in the civil aviation
sector and is strategically significant for strengthening Mongolia–U.S.
political and economic ties, trade, tourism, and people-to-people relations.
She described the aviation collaboration as a tangible expression of the Mongolia–United
States strategic third neighbor partnership.
