YDNEY, July 6, 2011 (AFP) - The future of Australian budget airline Tiger Airways was in serious doubt Thursday after regulators sought to extend its grounding and the carrier's chief executive quit.
Tiger was barred from operating domestic flights last Saturday for a week by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) over "serious and imminent" safety risks and the regulator wants the suspension prolonged until August 1.
CASA said it will go to the Federal Court in Melbourne, mostly likely on Thursday, to seek the extension to give it more time to study the risks and Tiger's response to its concerns. Full story
