Tiger Airways News

Tiger Airways will launch seven weekly services to Yogyakarta and Bandung from July 1st and August 1st 2013 respectively. Ho Yuen Sang, managing director, Tiger Airways Singapore, said: “Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world, and is one of the world’s fastest-growing aviation markets. → Read More

Adventures into the Red Centre of Australia are going to be even easier from now on, thanks to two new routes being introduced by Tiger Airways Australia to Alice Springs. Four weekly return services between Melbourne and Alice Springs and between Sydney and Alice Springs will commence from April 9th 2013. → Read More

Tiger Airways has completed its 33 per cent investment in PT Mandala Airlines of Indonesia. The investment in Mandala will be held through its wholly-owned subsidiary in Singapore, Roar Aviation. → Read More

Tiger Airways is to launch direct flights between Singapore and Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital city. There will be four flights a week when the service launches – on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. → Read More

In a rare piece of good news for the airline, Tiger Airways has issued a statement on the Singapore Exchange stating it has gained regulatory approval to boost the number of flights it operates. Consequently, Tiger Airways Australia will soon roll out a new flight schedule with additional flying for travel prior to Christmas. → Read More

Thai Airways has effectively severed ties with Tiger Airways after confirming it would not renew its alliance with the carrier. Singapore-based Tiger was grounded for several weeks earlier this year following concerns over safety. → Read More

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia has cleared the way for Tiger Airways to return to the skies following a six week grounding. Tiger has agreed to a raft of new safety measures, including an improved training regime for pilots. → Read More

Earlier this week it appeared Tiger Airways – grounded since July 1st – would be back in the skies by the start of next week. That now appears to have been optimistic, to say the least, with the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority identifying further problems with the carrier, which could now be grounded for the foreseeable future. → Read More

Tiger Airways appeared to be inching toward a return to the skies next week as a federal court appearance in Australia was cancelled for the fourth time. Tiger has been in negotiations with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority since its licence to fly was suspended over “imminent” safety concerns on July 1st. → Read More

Further delays in the return of Tiger Airways to the skies over Australia appear inevitable after the low-cost carrier began refunding customers booked to fly before August 4th. Tiger had been seeking to re-launch on August 1st after being grounded by the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority earlier this month. → Read More

Tiger Airways has taken on veteran Qantas pilot captain Chris Manning in a bid to improve safety as it seeks to return to the skies. Tiger – the low-cost offshoot of Singapore Airways – is presently grounded until August 1st following “serious and imminent” safety concerns. → Read More