Singapore Airlines has always presented itself as an arm’s-length, passive investor in Tiger Airways. It would appear that is no longer the case.
The grounding of Tiger’s Australian fleet until at least the end of this month has ignited a flurry of activity within the boardroom of its Singapore parent, culminating in the departure of its Australian chief executive, Crawford Rix, and the appointment of the parent company’s chief executive, Tony Davis, as the local CEO – presumably on the basis that he was responsible for the turmoil and therefore it is up to him to fix it. Full story
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