Neu: 2001-10-22 Contents of this issue:
1. Solomons Grounded ======================================================================== October 22nd, 2001 1. Solomons Grounded: Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority has suspended Solomon Airlines from flying into Australia, hitting services to Solomon Islands, Fiji, and Vanuatu. Solomon Airlines flies a leased Boeing 737 from Honiara to Brisbane, Port Vila and Nadi using its own pilots and cabin crew. Radio Australia reports that a spokesman for the Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Peter Gibson, said there are a range of safety problems with the airline, including inadequate staff training. Mr Gibson said the airline had also been carrying out flights without its approval. He said that at the moment, Solomon Airlines is suspended until at least the end of this month, at which time the airline's certificate to operate into Australia expires. Another regional airline, Air Nauru, had its Australian certification suspended earlier this year, also over standards. It was cleared to fly again after taking action to sort out the problems. (PINA Nius Online). __END__
