October 06, 2010 15:05 PM A Malaysian news report.
BERNAMA - Singapore Budget Carrier Tiger Hires Pilots On Short-term Contracts
Singapore Budget Carrier Tiger Hires Pilots On Short-term Contracts
SINGAPORE, Oct 6 (Bernama) -- Singapore's budget carrier Tiger Airways
has turned to recruitment agencies in Europe to help ease a spate of
recent pilot resignations, China's Xinhua news agency quoted local media
as reporting Wednesday.
It is therefore targeting qualified A320 captains, on short- term
contracts of about six months,
to ensure that flight schedules are not
disrupted, local daily The Straits Times reported. 
I don't know how they see this as a short term fix without upsetting the encumbered pilots... or they may not know..
Tiger Airways, however, did not reveal how many contract pilots it would
bring in and is expected to face a potential pricky issue of pay.
An average Tiger Airways pilot receives 17,000 Singapore dollars
(US$12,985) per month, and the contract pilots are expected to get
20,000 Singapore dollars (US$15,277).
Sunglasses and white sticks required at TR HQ?
It appears to confirm the management have been flying blind.