Airline managers

Solomons

face the chop

A number of senior managers of Solomon Islands’ national airline, Solomon Airlines, may lose their jobs under the current review of the airline. This was indicated by the airlines chairman, Reuben Natowan, in reference to media reports which singled out the air line's general manager, John Baura, as one of those to be axed.

Natowan said some of the senior managers may have to go, not because they hadn't been doing a

good job, but as a cost cutting measure. Natowan said it had been tough on the state-owned airline to meet managers’ various financial remunerations.

The airline has been seriously in debt since it started its international operations in 1990. In February the government owned airline put 70 per cent of its shares on offer. Hong Kong based company Golden Springs International was the only applicant for the shares.

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