Tiger to fly but claws are clipped
Tiger Airways has been sent back to training school by Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).
The six-week grounding of Tiger Airways Australia for safety reasons has ended with strong conditions.
Outlining the reasons for keeping Singapore-owned Tiger out of the air, CASA aviation safety director John McCormick said the safety authority found missing, incomplete and outdated documentation relating to pilot training, operational procedures and maintenance oversight among other problems.
All of Tiger's 110 pilots have been put through proficiency retraining in aircraft simulators, he said.
A small number of pilots failed aspects of the retraining, requiring them to undertake more remedial training.
Tiger will be forced to trim schedules and network to fly only 18 sectors a day (or nine return flights a day) for the rest of August, with any expansion subject to the safety agency's approval.
“Any failure to comply with these conditions will be taken seriously,” said McCormick, who added that he would be happy to fly on the airline now, and to put his family on board too.
Flights are expected to restart on Friday between Sydney and Melbourne.
By TravelMole Asia
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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