Good Morning/Afternoon Solomon Islands. Greetings to you all.

On Thursday, 12^th November, 2020, Cabinet deliberated on the Cabinet paper to temporarily suspend the access to Facebook.

Since then, there has been a lot of commentary and publication in Facebook on the decision of Cabinet to suspend access to Facebook. As a starting point the Constitution of the Solomon Islands, which governs all our laws, provides that each and every person in Solomon Islands shall be provided with the security of person and protection of the law, freedom of conscience and freedom of speech, amongst other fundamental rights and freedoms.

Read more: OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE HON. MINISTER FOR COMMUNICATION AND AVIATION ON THE TEMPORARY SUSPENSION...

The Civil Aviation Authority of Solomon Islands has lost its Office Building on the early morning of 7 July 2020 from a fire. 

All CAASI telephone lines 36563, 36567, 36253 have now been restored. 

CAASI’s Interim Office is located at: 

Aviation Security Service Conference Room, 

AVSEC Building, 

Honiara International Airport 

Issued by Director of Civil Aviation 

10 July 2020 

CAASI is pleased to inform you of the regulatory initiatives we have put in place to addressing the challenges those in aviation are currently facing. We have ensured our approach is finely balanced, with a focus on providing relief at the same time as ensuring safety risks are effectively managed in these rapidly changing times.

Read more: How CAASI is helping you – COVID-19 Relief Measures

A major contract agreement between the Solomon Islands Government and Kitano Construction Corporation (KITANO) of Japan was signed in Tokyo on Friday 16th November 2019 to begin construction work on the Project for the Improvement of Honiara Airport.

Read more: Honiara Airport Improvement Project Set to Begin

THE Solomon Islands Government has signed historical air service agreements with the Governments of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Turkey, the Prime Minister’s Office said.

Read more: New air service agreements with Turkey and UAE

HONIARA, May 6, 2019 - Today a new roads and aviation project that is set to benefit thousands of Solomon Islanders was launched by the Government and Donor Partners in Honiara.

Read more: SBD433 Million Roads and Aviation Project Set to Upgrade Solomon Islands’ Infrastructure URE

The departure of the Solomon Airlines AIRBUS 320 flight IE715 from Brisbane International Airport around 9.30am on 30th March 2019 bound for Munda International Airport has marked the start of commercial services to Solomon Islands second international gateway. This followed a successful proving or test flight conducted by Solomon Airlines with the AIRBUS 320 aircraft on 23rd March 2019.

Read more: Inaugural Munda Flight Marks Start of Commercial Services

Civil Aviation Authority of Solomon Islands has suspended the operation of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to or from Solomon Islands following the crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 on Sunday 10th March 2019.

Read more: Boeing 737-MAX 8 Aircraft Operations Temporarily Suspended in Solomon Islands