SYDNEY: The future of Australian budget airline Tiger Airways was in serious doubt yesterday 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 Aug 1.
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