SAW in AGGH to set up Engineering base
SAW management arrived in Honiara on Wed am (on the delayed IE/NF -300). They had meetings with Government officials yesterday & offered to train engineering staff to perform extensive checks on their proposed ERJ fleet.
Charlton has also offered to fly the Solomons domestic operation and drop all other claims relating to outstanding ERJ170 fees. However, it was reveiled that the "outstanding claim" is not valid (IE had a 3 month 'out' clause), so SAW are a bit behind the '8' Ball. Their demands on using Munda as an alt to Henderson is not possible as both PCN (20) and tyre pressure (80psi max) is well outside the minimum capability of either the 170 or 190. Interesting times.