Budget carrier Tiger Airways said on Monday a court hearing between Tiger Airways Australia unit and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia (CASA) will take place on Wednesday.

In early July CASA imposed a flight ban on all domestic operations of Tiger Airways, citing "serious" safety issues as the reason for its decision.

Tiger said it is in discussions with CASA about the suspension and both "see no utility in having a hearing today whilst these discussions continue."

"Tiger Airways Australia flights will, by virtue of the adjournment, remain suspended until at least August 3, 2011," the company said in a statement to Singapore Exchange. It said it will make an announcement about the resumption of flights and tickets sales at the appropriate time.

Tiger Airways Holdings, about a third owned by Singapore Airlines , also operates from Singapore, which has been unaffected by the flight ban. The ban also did not affect its flights between Singapore and Australia.

On Friday, Tiger Airways Holdings' newly appointed chief executive officer Chin Yau Seng told reporters that flights from Singapore remain buoyant despite the suspension of its domestic operations in Australia.

Tiger operates 14 Airbus A320 aircraft from its Singapore base and another 10 based in Australia.