On 23 February 2024, an Embraer E190 lost airspeed during initial climb after departing Honiara without either pilot initially noticing it. When one did notice, the response increased the loss of control risk but the other pilot then realised what corrective action was required and took it. The origin of the problem was found to have been pilot error in respect of failure to correctly complete pre-flight procedures and delayed recognition of the consequences after takeoff. The underlying origin of the circumstances encountered was assessed as inappropriate pre-flight standard operating procedures and inconsistency in the content of two Embraer Manuals.