Tiger Airways Australia grounded (OK now 10/8)

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Singapore - The budget carrier Tiger Airways' Australian fleet would remain grounded until at least Friday after a court hearing to extend the suspension was postponed for a fourth time, the airline said Wednesday.
Tiger Airways Holdings Ltd said in a statement to the Singapore stock ex. , that discussions with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia regarding the flight ban were ongoing and both sides 'see no utility in having a hearing today.'



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Tiger stays grounded: hearing adjourned

Grounded airline Tiger Airways Australia should know by the end of next week whether it can resume flights, after a court hearing on the suspension was again adjourned.
The Federal Court hearing on the Civil Aviation Safety Authority's grounding of the airline was on Friday adjourned for a fifth time.
It has been set down for a mention next Thursday morning.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-...#ixzz1U8IQjriT

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Tiger Airways Australia hits new safety snag

Grounded low-cost carrier Tiger Airways Australia hit fresh problems, with aviation regulators knocking back a redrafted safety manual in a move that will see its flight ban extended.
The Australian arm of Singapore's Tiger Airways has been grounded since July 2 over "serious and imminent" safety risks related to pilot training, fatigue management and other issues.
Negotiations for the ban to be lifted were in their final stages this week but the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) said "some of the documentation that they have provided is not complete and accurate and up to date."

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/tiger-airways-australia-hits-safety-snag-043758908.html

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The domestic flights of Tiger Airways Australia will remain suspended until at least Aug. 11

The domestic flights of Tiger Airways Australia will remain suspended until at least Aug. 11 following further adjourning of court proceedings, the parent company Tiger Airways Holdings said on Friday. Tiger Airways Australia was now working "constructively" with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) of Australia to address its safety concerns so that the airline's operations can resume as early as possible, it said.

Read more: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english201..._131032305.htm

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Tiger Airways set to get OK to fly

AAP
Tiger Airways Australia will be cleared to resume flights, almost six weeks after it was grounded by the air safety regulator.
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) will hold a media conference in Brisbane at 1400 AEST today to announce its decision on lifting the airline's suspension.
CASA's director of aviation safety John McCormick is expected to announce that Tiger has been cleared to resume flights after addressing the regulator's safety concerns.

http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/Tiger-Airways-Aust-set-to-get-OK-to-fly-KL4VV?opendocument&src=rss