The Board of Solomon Airlines has announced approval of a proposal to try to lease an Airbus A320-212 aircraft for its international and regional operations. The new lease has been arranged through a capital management consortium and will be effective from the end of the current lease with Strategic Airlines between February and March next year. This will also correspond with the normal change of schedules for the northern summer period as is the case with all international airlines. The new arrangement gives Solomon Airlines far greater control over its future destiny and allows the airline to comply with recent amendments to IATA membership qualifications.
Solomon Airlines currently operates three services per week out of Brisbane, moving to a fourth service from last Sunday. The move to a lease has been taken to meet the projected increase in passenger numbers.