Five of the 26 SIA pilots axed on July 21 were First Officers employed on local terms, while 15 were Singapore-based expatriate pilots. The rest were overseas-based pilots from SIA's offshore subsidiary, SIA Mauritius. When contacted, an SIA spokesman said: "The recent retrenchment exercise was to address the prevailing surplus of crew..."
- From "Another quality publication of Singapore Press Holdings" Aug 13th
