Aero Mongolia
Aero Mongolia is one of the two national airlines of Mongolia. Its head office is on the third floor of Chinggis Khaan International Airport in Ulaanbaatar. It operates domestic flights to eleven destinations, and also operates international scheduled services to Irkutsk, Russia, and to Hohhot, China. Its main base is Chinggis Khaan Airport.
History
Brief
The airline was established in 2001 and performed its first flight domestically on May 25, 2003. Today, it has over 140 employees and operates flights for two destinations internationally, and twelve destinations domestically by its own three Fokker 50 aircraft and two Fokker 100 aircraft. It received its first Fokker 50 in May 2003 and its first Fokker 100 in January 2006. By merging with 'Monnis Group' in June 2007, Aero Mongolia took numerous actions to strengthen its management, to stabilize financial capability and to ensure flight safety.Chronology
Aero Mongolia LLC was founded in June, 2001.The company first took the airline permission in October, 2002.
It received two Fokker 50 aircraft in May 2003.
Its first flight domestically was on May 25, 2003.
Its first international flight was in December 2003.
It was awarded the 'Satisfying Service' honor from Mongolian Western Region Research Centre in 2004.
It launched 'Ulaanbaatar - Irkutsk' flights in April 2004.
It received its first Fokker 100 aircraft in January 2006.
It was the first company to perform domestic flights with jet-engine aircraft in Mongolia in January 2006.
It launched 'Ulaanbaatar - Cheongju' and 'Ulaanbaatar - Tianjin' flights in February 2006.
It received a second Fokker 100 aircraft in July 2006.
Aero Mongolia was occupying and performing 90% of the all Mongolian domestic flights by the time of December 2006.
'Monnis Group' invested and took responsibility for the company management in June 2007.
On October 31, 2007, 'Mongolian Civil Aviation Authority' temporarily suspended Aero Mongolian flights.
In the first quarter of 2008, Aero Mongolia retrieved its license to fly in domestic routes.
It enrolled as a member organization of the Mongolian Airlines Association in April 2008.
It won the 'Quality White Golden Star' award from the World Quality Committee in September 2008.
From the beginning of 2010, Aero Mongolia started taking actions to strengthen its operation and management.
Through 2010, Aero Mongolia signed some advantageous charter flight contracts with the leading companies in Mongolia's mining sector.
It received its third Fokker 50 aircraft in August 2010 and its fourth in September 2012.
Destinations
As of August 2019, Aero Mongolia operated the following services :| Country | City | Airport | Notes | Refs |
| China | Hohhot | Hohhot Baita International Airport | ||
| China | Tianjin | Tianjin Binhai International Airport | ||
| China | Ürümqi | Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport | ||
| Mongolia | Altai | Altai Airport | ||
| Mongolia | Dalanzadgad | Dalanzadgad Airport | ||
| Mongolia | Khovd | Khovd Airport | ||
| Mongolia | Mörön | Mörön Airport | ||
| Mongolia | Ölgii | Ölgii Airport | ||
| Mongolia | Ovoot | Ovoot Airport | ||
| Mongolia | Oyu Tolgoi | Khanbumbat Airport | ||
| Mongolia | Tavan Tolgoi | Tavan Tolgoi Airport | ||
| Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | Chinggis Khaan International Airport | ||
| Mongolia | Ulaangom | Ulaangom Airport | ||
| Russia | Irkutsk | Irkutsk International Airport | ||
| South Korea | Cheongju | Cheongju International Airport |
Domestic
Fleet
Current Fleet
The Aero Mongolia fleet consists of the following aircraft :Former Fleet
The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft:- 4 Fokker 50
- 2 Fokker 100
Frequent flyer program
Incidents and accidents
On 31 October 2007, Mongolian aviation authorities suspended Aero Mongolia flights temporarily after the airline failed safety checks. But in the first quarter of 2008 Aero Mongolia has received the license to fly in domestic routes.The airline's operation was temporarily suspended from January to May, 2009 due to Mongolian Civil Aviation's doubt on flight safety.