Wings2012,
I beg to differ. Local and foreign pilots are paid differently.
There are advantages with the company hiring foreign cadet pilots, namely
(1) No need to pay NS increments for Singaporean pilots
(2) No need to release Sg pilots for In Camp Training a couple of weeks in a year
(3) Able to recruit foreign pilots (age 18 and above) as compared to Sg pilots (25 and above), thus able to 'milk' more years out of the initial investment in training.
Wait till your son, your cousin, or your dear friend who gets edged out by another national in the recruitment and tell yourself again that its all fair and square.