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Tiger Airways pilots were relying on an incorrect altitude figure when they flew too low into Melbourne Airport, one of two incidents which contributed to the airline’s grounding. But the pilots did not notice the altitude displayed in front of them was 500 feet below what they’d been cleared to fly by air traffic control, [...]

Shares in Australia’s major airlines rose the most in at least nine months as investors bought into Qantas and Virgin Australia in response to the grounding of Tiger Airways. Analysts say the Civil Aviation Safety Authority’s (CASA) suspension of Tiger Airways has put the future of the airline’s four-year-old Australian operations in doubt. CASA decided [...]

Shares in Australia’s major airlines rose the most in at least nine months as investors bought into Qantas and Virgin Australia in response to the grounding of Tiger Airways. Analysts say the Civil Aviation Safety Authority’s (CASA) suspension of Tiger Airways has put the future of the airline’s four-year-old Australian operations in doubt. CASA decided [...]