Safety
Tiger Airways Australia Faces Suspension of Operations Throughout July
Low-cost carrier Tiger Airways Australia has accepted that it could stay grounded throughout July as Australian safety inspectors continue to probe its ope
The expansion plans of Asia Pacific low-cost carrier Tiger Airways have been derailed by the sudden grounding of its Airbus A320 fleet in Australia over safety concerns about its operations. (Photo: Airbus)
The expansion plans of Asia Pacific low-cost carrier Tiger Airways have been derailed by the sudden grounding of its Airbus A320 fleet in Australia over safety concerns about its operations. (Photo: Airbus)

Low-cost carrier Tiger Airways Australia has accepted that it could stay grounded throughout July as Australian safety inspectors continue to probe its operations. The grounding, which is costing the Singapore-based airline $1.6 million a week, claimed its first casualty with the announced departure of CEO Crawford Rix.

Tiger Airways Australia and sister airline Tiger Airways Singapore are subsidiaries of Tiger Airways Holdings, in which Singapore Airlines holds a 32.9-percent stake. The Australian carrier began service in November 2007 and operates 10 Airbus A320-200s. Its self-declared business model “involves scrutinizing every single aspect of the business to remove non-essential costs without compromising passenger safety, security or punctuality.”