In May 2025, Mongolia welcomed its first passenger Boeing 737-800 from the renowned American airline United Airlines.
According to MiddleAsianNews, on February 10, 2026, the Ambassador of Mongolia to the USA, Batbayar Olziidelger, held a meeting with the CEO of United Airlines, Scott Kirby.
During this conversation, regional and international issues, new directions in aviation, and the deepening of cooperation between the two countries in the field of air transport were discussed.
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The parties discussed various international events, current trends in the aviation industry, and the current state of bilateral relations between Mongolia and the USA in civil aviation. It is important to note that the opening of United flights to Ulaanbaatar is seen as a significant step towards strengthening the strategic partnership between Mongolia and the USA, which are considered "third neighbors," and attention was given to ways of further cooperation.
