OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO AUTHORITIES OF CAA AND MIAT

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The Prime Minister Ch.Saikhanbileg convened authorities of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the national flag carrier Mongolian Airlines (MIAT) at the “Hour for solutions” weekly meeting on Wednesday, and gave them some obligations. The government made a decision this April to establish the National Corporation of Civil Aviation, a state-run institution, in order to manage air navigation, airplane and airport services and other services which used to be involved in the CAA’s functions. In accordance with this, a working group has been set up at the Ministry of Road and Transportation, and draft rules and structure of the Corporation have been worked out, said Ts.Erdenebileg, the CAA head. He also reported that a work launched last month to reduce the separation distance between planes flying in Mongolian airspace to 30 km from 90 km, in accordance with a governmental order, this will increase a number of flights over Mongolian territory, he added. A number of summer-time flights is likely to soar this year against the previous year, said G.Jargalsaikhan, a director of the MIAT company. The PM said the civil aviation is a crucial sector for the national economy. Since it attracts investors and serves tourists, the government attaches an importance to this industry, he noted and gave the obligations to the leaders of the CAA and MIAT. The CAA head must actively and creatively work on accelerating the corporation’s establishment, augmenting the revenue from navigation, and seeking new investment sources, he said. The MIAT director must launch the transit service because it is considered as a contributor to the increase in passenger flow, must draw up a new scheme for the financing of Boeing aircrafts, and study all opportunities of cooperating with foreign airline companies, he stressed.