subject: Tiger Airways Receives New Air Operators Certificate In Australia [print this page] Tiger Airways has had a few rough run-ins with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) in Australia and there is certainly no denying that. The airline was even grounded for a few weeks in the year 2011, a move that no doubt affected its credibility in the skies in a huge way. The airline has since returned to the Australian skies and is doing what it does best, fly for the people.
After its return to the skies after a period of grounding, Tiger Airways had some restrictions riding on it imposed by CASA. The latest news is that CASA, after following the progress that the airline has made in every direction, has awarded the airline with the Air Operators Certificate. The aviation authority had held back the certificate as a way to first review the progress the airline makes after being reinstated as a player in the commercial aviation sector of Australia. The new Air Operators Certificate will give the airline a much needed boost to put to action its pan of further growth. The AOC also means that every restriction that had been placed on the airline, even those that were placed on it prior to its grounding in 2011 has now been lifted.
The restrictions and the lack of a new AOC meant that the airline could not increase its flight destinations beyond a certain number specified by CASA. The restrictions also placed a limit on the number of passengers that the airline could carry. The lifting of restrictions has only been possible by the constant work that Tiger Airways has put into its operations by working shoulder to shoulder with CASA to ensure that all the complaints that the aviation authority had with the airline was paid attention to. Necessary steps were then taken to rectify every issue and only then has the airline been able to conduct airtight operations, the recognition of which has come in the way of the AOC.
The action taken on the airline in the year 2011 had a severe impact on its earnings that year. The Tiger Airways Group had to suffer huge losses to the tune of SGD 17.4 million in the quarter that ended on the 31st of December 2011. For the same quarter in the year 2010, the airline had posted a profit of SGD 22.5 million. The airline however learnt its lessons and made a considerable amount of changes in its operations so as to adhere to the strict rules and regulations that players in the Australian aviation sector were required to follow.
The CEO, Mr. Andrew David, reiterated the airlines unwavering commitment to every operational procedure specified by CASA, yet another indication of Tiger Airways dedication towards its customers.
