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Tiger Airways Australia CEO Crawford Rix has stood down in the wake of CASA’s descision to seek to extend the grounding of the airline through to August 1. “Tiger Airways Australia’s current CEO, Mr Crawford Rix, will leave the airline on 31 July 2011,” the airline said in a statement issued late in the evening

Qantas 747-400 VH-OJO has been spotted wearing special markings to promote the airline’s ‘Great Crusade’ marketing campaign in support of the upcoming Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. It is the second aircraft to wear Great Crusade markings, after Jetconnect operated 737-800 ZK-ZQF. The ‘Great Crusade’ is a competition for rugby fans to win places

Tiger Airways Australia could now remain grounded until August 1 after CASA announced it was seeking to have the airline’s initial five day grounding extended by the Federal Court. “CASA is making the application to the Court because investigations into Tiger Airways Australia will not be completed by the end of the initial five working

The Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) has issued a reminder to prospective pilots, apprentices and LAMEs that applications for this year’s round of scholarships will close on July 15. Scholarships available in 2011 include the Lufthansa Technik Aero Alzey Powerplant Maintenance + Overhaul Scholarship, the Jeppesen Avionics Scholarship, the Michelin Airframe Scholarship, the Ansett Aviation Training

An Airbus Military A330 MRTT Future Strategic Transport Aircraft (FSTA) for the RAF has completed its first contacts with a Tornado as part of a program to formally qualify the Tornado to refuel from the FSTA in operational service. The two aircraft performed a series of dry contacts near RAF Boscombe Down over late June/early

Grounded airline Tiger Airways Australia has suspended ticket sales for flights after July 9, following warnings from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) that it could face multi-million dollar fines for advertising flights which may not eventuate. Tiger’s management, led by CEO Tony Davis, has been in continual discussions with CASA since Monday after