Friday September 03, 2010

Tiger gets rap from ATSB

Tiger gets rap from ATSB

The ATSB has revealed that Tiger Airways Australia failed to report an aileron oscillation incident in 2008 which came to light while it investigated a similar incident on the same aircraft eight months later. The incident under investigation occurred... [Continue reading]

Qantas most on time in July

Qantas most on time in July

The latest domestic airline on time performance report from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) shows that Qantas had the highest rate of on time departures among the four major airlines during July. For the month,... [Continue reading]

Tiger cuts flights

Tiger cuts flights

Tiger Airways will suspend some routes on its domestic Australia network from November as two aircraft are reallocated to its Singaporean operations. According to reports quoting an internal document sent to Tiger staff, the airline will cut its Adelaide-Brisbane... [Continue reading]

Tiger teams up with Thai for Bangkok base

Tiger teams up with Thai for Bangkok base

Thai Airways International has and Tiger Airways have announced that they will establish a joint venture low cost carrier which will be based at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport. Named Thai Tiger, the new LCC will start operations in the first quarter... [Continue reading]

Tiger claims green credentials

Tiger claims green credentials

A decrease in the number of passengers flying without baggage and its young fleet has led Tiger Airways Australia to claim that it is the ‘greenest’ airline in Australia. Tiger says that changes to its baggage fee structure, which controversially... [Continue reading]

Qantas leads June OTP

Qantas leads June OTP

Qantas had the highest rate of on time departures during June according to the latest report on on-time performance from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). Qantas recorded an on time departure rate of 86.9 per cent... [Continue reading]

Tiger to charge for checking in at counter

Tiger to charge for checking in at counter

Tiger Airways Australia has announced that it will charge passengers who only have carry-on hand luggage to use check-in counters for bookings made after July 1. The airline says that those passengers travelling with only carry-on baggage and wanting... [Continue reading]

Tiger Airways returns to Darwin

Tiger Airways returns to Darwin

Tiger Airways recommenced services to Darwin on June 18, with the carrier starting daily services from Melbourne for the peak tourist season. “The return of Darwin to our network is something we have been working on closely with Darwin Airport and... [Continue reading]

Tiger adds more Avalon routes

Tiger adds more Avalon routes

Tiger Airways Australia has announced another set of routes it will operate from its Avalon base, with Sydney, Rockhampton, Mackay and Alice Springs to be linked to the airport near Geelong. According to Tiger’s online schedules, the airline will operate... [Continue reading]

Tiger to link Avalon with Adelaide and Perth

Tiger to link Avalon with Adelaide and Perth

Tiger Airways Australia has announced that it will commence flights from its new base at Avalon Airport to Adelaide and Perth in November. The announcement comes only days after Tiger announced its first service from Avalon would be to the Gold Coast.... [Continue reading]

Tiger announces Avalon-Gold Coast flights

Tiger announces Avalon-Gold Coast flights

Tiger Airways Australia has opened sales on its first flights from Avalon to the Gold Coast from later this year, and also announced that it plans to up the number of aircraft it operates from Victoria to 10 by the end of the year. “We’re proud to... [Continue reading]

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