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New crew uniform looks good, there is at least 10 different yellow shirts out there, so long overdue.
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Brisbane base on the cards apparently.......
Tiger flags new Australian crew bases Tiger flags new Australian crew bases 3/11/2010 6:05:01 PM Tiger Airways recorded net profit of $A11.0m. Tiger Airways has flagged establishing a new Australian base for aircraft and crew, as the low-cost carrier expands its operations. Tiger Airways group chief executive Tony Davis said the airline would "inevitably" base airplanes and crews beyond its current base of Adelaide and Melbourne's Tullamarine and Avalon airports. "We are talking to airports and state governments right now with a view to announcing some more bases in the coming year," Mr Davis said from Singapore during a conference call on Wednesday. The Singapore-headquartered Tiger began flying in Australia in November 2007 from bases at Tullamarine Airport and Adelaide. It was due to begin operations from Melbourne's Avalon Airport later this month, where two aircraft will be based. It announced recently that Brisbane-Sydney flights would start in February next year. Mr Davis said Tiger's policy was for its crews and aircraft to return to their home base at the end of each day in a bid to reduce costs. The airline will have 12 aircraft flying in Australia by the end of fiscal 2011. Tiger recorded a net profit of $S16 million ($A12.5 million) in the six months to September 30, as revenue growth outpaced increases in passenger volumes. The result was a turnaround from a $S8.3 million loss in the prior corresponding period, Tiger said on Tuesday. Revenue for the half rose 39.4 per cent to $S229.8 million, of which roughly a quarter was from ancillary revenue, or fees paid for items such as checking in bags, seat selection or food on board. Mr Davis said the airline was always looking for ways of increasing ancillary revenue to somewhere closer to 35 per cent of total revenue. Asked what further initiatives could be introduced in a bid to increase ancillary revenue, Mr Davis said: "The honest answer is I don't know, but we are not going to stop looking." Tiger ranks fifth among all airlines in terms of the percentage of revenue derived from ancillary services. Mr Davis said forward bookings were strong for the peak travel period between December and February. Tiger said it was focused on "ramping up services on existing routes as well as introducing new routes, in particular to Greater China and India from Singapore, and domestically in Australia". Mr Davis also reiterated the airline's desire for rules to be changed to allow Tiger to begin international operations from Australia, particularly to New Zealand. He said adding Tiger to the sector would help mitigate any competition issues in relation to the proposed alliance between Virgin Blue and Air New Zealand on trans-Tasman routes, adding that it was "absolutely nonsensical" that Tiger is currently excluded. |
Any update on the Tiger EBA?
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Bases with LCC's should be considered temporary. They open and close them like I change underwear.
Then all the hopefuls are disappointed when one shuts. Helloooo they have all those clauses in your individual working contract (I won't call it an EBA) for a reason. Open..Close... |
Adding to that Mr Hat. The reason they are so shortsighted with bases is mainly due to the incompetence of the people running these LCCs.
When the various financial incentives thrown at them to get them in, start running out, these managers do the only thing they know best and that is run away from their f@*k ups and blame someone else. The incompetence of these guys is taking management ideology to lows we have never seen before. Idiots. |
Am I missing something here? What bases have Tiger closed?
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Alot more professional. Pants are grey in colour, wonder if Singas will adopt the new look.
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Am I missing something here? What bases have Tiger closed? |
hmmmm I don't think so. :=
Flights still going out today...... |
"ADL for a start"? Why bother checking facts or even using your eyes when you can just make it up? If ADL is just for a start VBPCGUY, what's the next Tiger base to close? :rolleyes:
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It closed as crew base which is what is being discussed, get with the program, flights still operate to/from ADL
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You'd better tell the couple of hundred ADL based crew they're out off a job then - I don't think they know yet :mad:
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hey did you guys know lindt now do a dark chocolate with blueberries: seriously awesome ... :E
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ADL for a start It closed as crew base |
Looks like Tiger is about to become BMI Asia!
Tiger Airways MD said to have resigned Ven Sreenivasan November 10, 2010 Business Times Singapore (c) 2010 Singapore Press Holdings Limited (SINGAPORE) Tiger Airways Singapore would neither confirm nor deny talk yesterday that its managing director Rosalynn Tay had quit. Sources close to the company told The Business Times that Ms Tay had tendered her resignation. But Tiger Holdings chief executive Tony Davis said she was still at her post. 'She's still the MD,' he said. 'If there is something to comment on, we will announce it.' Asked again specifically if she had resigned, Mr Davis would only repeat 'She's still the MD.' There have been recent management changes at Tiger. Several people have been hired from Britain's BMI group, where Mr Davis came from. Some have been elevated to senior posts. Dave Perring was promoted to commercial director not long ago. And operations director Daniel Wong is said to be making way for two incoming managers. Meanwhile, Mike Coltman, Tiger's former operations director from Australia, has moved north to oversee the establishment of Tiger's Thai unit with Thai Airways. And former pilot Christopher Ward has been lured back to Tiger to head a partnership with Philippines- based SeaAir. 'Many of the local staff, especially at management level, are upset,' said a source. BT understands that unhappiness boiled over several months ago when Tiger suffered an exodus of pilots following a wage dispute. This affected services, forcing Tiger to cancel up to a third of its flights during some weeks in September and October. The airline insisted it had enough pilots to meet its needs and said it had recruited new pilots from regional carriers. But passengers complained bitterly about cancelled flights. 'There was a lot of finger-pointing during that time,' a source said. Tiger's arch-rival AirAsia started taking potshots at the Singapore Airlines associate, with its outspoken CEO Tony Fernandes calling the Tiger team a 'bunch of white guys' who didn't understand the Asian budget carrier market. Some within the company say Mr Davis is purely bottomline-focused and cost-driven. 'He is the emperor here and he makes all the key decisions,' said a source. 'But the frustration is growing.' Ms Tay joined Tiger five years ago as its head of marketing and was promoted to managing director of Tiger Singapore after the budget carrier set up an Australian sister airline almost two years ago. |
Pilots leaving Tiger?
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there is some news on the EBA front: its still a ****fight ... :{
not sure how long we will be waiting :ugh: |
Tiger Airways Australia from 07FEB11 is adjusting following domestic service.
Service Canceled Brisbane – Rockhampton Melbourne Avalon – Alice Springs Melbourne Avalon – Mackay Melbourne Avalon – Rockhampton Melbourne Tullamarine – Darwin (07FEB11 – 27MAR11 only) Above Melbourne Avalon service moves back to Melbourne Tullamarine Frequency Reduction Melbourne Tullamarine – Gold Coast Reduce from 2 to 1 Daily Frequency Increase Melbourne Avalon – Sydney Increase from 1 to up to 2 Daily Melbourne Tullamarine – Canberra Increase from 7 to 9 weekly |
BNE-SYD starts 7 feb 3times a day and AVV-BNE also once daily.
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I heard on the radio this afternoon that Tiger is suspending services to Darwin for a six week period early next year. Anyone have any clues as to why?
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Poor demand
From abc news:
Vanessa Regan from Tiger Airways says there was not enough demand for the flights. But she says Tiger is not pulling out of Darwin completely. "This is kind of common business practice for all airlines at the moment," she said. "I think you'll find a number of airlines are adapting their schedule for that period." Ms Regan says all passengers who made bookings during the affected period will be offered a full refund. She says she hopes Territorians will understand Tiger's decision. "It is a commercial reality that we do operate on the most profitable routes. "So we don't go into a market with the intention to pull out and suspend. "We want to continue, we want to ramp up services. "So, it is based on demand, we have to have full planes to continue to offer such low fares." Tiger Airways pulled out of Darwin in October 2008 and only returned in June. Meanwhile, Jetstar has launched a new service between Darwin and the Philippines. Flights to Manilla will begin in February next year. |
Brisbane announcement imminent from BMI Oz
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2 Questions :
1) Is it true management imported a guy from the UK with zero Airbus time to take over from KB ? 2) If the above is true, how the HELL does that fly with immigration, with plenty of qualified Aussies available ( inc people inside Tiger Oz ) The fur must really be flying at Tiger :ouch: |
KB has moved on? When did that happen? (I've been out of the TT news loop for a while)
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To my knowledge KB still there, which makes the whole thing even more interesting.............
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Deputy CP.
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Originally Posted by Sunstar320
Deputy CP.
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And what about Capt Hitler?
"I am zee Grand Chancellor Captain and yoooou are nuting but da filty, stoopid FO, you vill not touch anyyyyting! Your only job is to bathe in mine glory! Zig Yeeaaa! Zig Yeeaaa! Du bist der Dreck unter meinen lange Stiefel! It's enough to make you jump off a very little... cliff :} |
1) Is it true management imported a guy from the UK with zero Airbus time to take over from KB ? Oh and it wasn't "management" it was the managing director saving one of his friends from the sinking ship that is BMI baby. Got a feeling there will be plenty more of that happening. :hmm: |
Affirm but I take it they were set straight by CASA i.e the CP actually needs to be qualified (type rating, check and training/flight examiner) and therefore, obviously experienced on type. |
Good luck with the industrial action....
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Anyone know if VNJ is getting a engine change after last nights emergency return?
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Word on the street is that the Tiger pilots ain't going to put up with the old "drag the EBA out trick".
Oldest trick in the book. |
Anyone who thought the previous MD of TT was a little behind the ball will be amazed at the level of apparent incompetence of the imports.
This is a company that believes that endless disdain towards its staff and its customers is ok. That type of attitude went out with the ark. This is a seriously under resourced and under equipped outfit in need of a kick in the goolies by the regulator. :sad: |
Anyone know if VNJ is getting a engine change after last nights emergency return? Surprised it hasn't made the media actually! Qantas blow a tyre on landing, front page news, Tiger suffer an engine failure after take-off... Nothing! |
So are they hiring experienced f/o jet drivers?
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They constantly have people applying and have built up a bit of a holding pool from what i've been told.. With a couple of new aircraft coming at the start of the year, upgrades and (surely) more aircraft later in the year they will be looking for plenty of F/O's..
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They constantly have people applying They constantly have people leaving.:O |
Revisiting this one .... has DF moved on?
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has DF moved on? |
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