CAPA Perspectives: Tigerair Australia has finally lost its teeth

The Tigerair Australia adventure has rarely gone smoothly, but it has finally lost its teeth. Indeed it may cease to exist in the coming months with a possible rebranding. Originally part of the Singapore-based Tiger Airways Holdings, the carrier had bumpy beginnings culminating in the honour of being the first Australian airline to be grounded by CASA. Now fully-owned by Virgin Australia, to call Tiger stagnant in 2016 would under-represent a carrier flying less domestic ASKs than it was two years ago but with a larger fleet.