Solomon Islands doesn’t answer US Coast Guard’s request for port visit, US says

The islands’ government did not immediately answer a Reuters request for comment. The Solomon Islands has had a tense relationship with the United States and its allies since striking a security pact with China in May. The USCGC Oliver Henry was on patrol for illegal fishing in the South Pacific for a regional fisheries agency … Read more

China funds Solomon Islands’ telecoms deal after signing security deal

China’s Huawei has signed a deal to build 161 telecoms towers across the Solomon Islands in a sign of strengthening ties between the Pacific nation and Beijing just months after they agreed a controversial security deal. China signed a security and economic pact in April with the Solomon Islands that ratcheted up geopolitical tensions in … Read more

ARC Promotes Solomon to Chief Commercial Officer

Airlines Reporting Corp. has promoted VP of global customers and data products Steve Solomon to chief commercial officer, a newly created role at ARC, the company announced Thursday.  Solomon, who started his new role Aug. 1, will oversee the alignment and integration of ARC’s commercial and business strategies “to create value for the global travel … Read more