The newly leased Airbus A320, which is the latest addition to the Solomon Airlines fleet has arrived in Melbourne Australia to receive its new Solomon Airlines livery. The new aircraft with 20 big business class seats and 120 economy is due to operate its first service in July and it is planned to use the aircraft on flights to PNG and Fiji via Vanuatu plus the prime routing four times weekly between Honiara and Brisbane.

The aircraft arrived in Melbourne from Tucson Arizona and will be undergo full checks and registration before being flown by Solomon Airlines pilots and cabin crew.