Wirraway
24th Jun 2003, 13:40
Reuters
Singapore Air may lay off 1,000 cabin crew-paper
SINGAPORE, June 24 (Reuters) - Singapore Airlines Ltd may retrench 100 pilots and 1,000 cabin crew within a few weeks, in the second round of job cuts after it laid off 414 staff, the Business Times said on Tuesday.
The state-controlled flag carrier, Asia's largest airline by market value, has about 1,800 pilots and 6,600 cabin crew.
"This is, again, speculation," Singapore Airlines spokesman Rick Clements told Reuters, when asked to comment on the report.
The newspaper, quoting unidentified sources close to the airline, said that with loads likely to pick up in the coming months, the airline was not likely to shed all excess staff.
It said the carrier would be more sympathetic to cabin crew, who have readily accepted proposed pay cuts and unpaid leave.
The airline is seeking arbitration after the failure of negotiations over wage cuts for pilots.
Singapore Airlines, which faces its first-ever quarterly loss, announced on Thursday it planned to lay off 414 employees, mostly ground staff.
This sparked speculation the airline, which has been hammered by the Iraq war and outbreak of SARS, would announce more cuts.
Singapore Airlines chief executive officer Chew Choon Seng has said the airline could not rule out further retrenchments.
The airline said it would take a one-off charge of S$12.2 million ($7.05 million) in its April to June quarter after it cut 414 staff. (US$1=1.731 Singapore Dollar)
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Singapore Air may lay off 1,000 cabin crew-paper
SINGAPORE, June 24 (Reuters) - Singapore Airlines Ltd may retrench 100 pilots and 1,000 cabin crew within a few weeks, in the second round of job cuts after it laid off 414 staff, the Business Times said on Tuesday.
The state-controlled flag carrier, Asia's largest airline by market value, has about 1,800 pilots and 6,600 cabin crew.
"This is, again, speculation," Singapore Airlines spokesman Rick Clements told Reuters, when asked to comment on the report.
The newspaper, quoting unidentified sources close to the airline, said that with loads likely to pick up in the coming months, the airline was not likely to shed all excess staff.
It said the carrier would be more sympathetic to cabin crew, who have readily accepted proposed pay cuts and unpaid leave.
The airline is seeking arbitration after the failure of negotiations over wage cuts for pilots.
Singapore Airlines, which faces its first-ever quarterly loss, announced on Thursday it planned to lay off 414 employees, mostly ground staff.
This sparked speculation the airline, which has been hammered by the Iraq war and outbreak of SARS, would announce more cuts.
Singapore Airlines chief executive officer Chew Choon Seng has said the airline could not rule out further retrenchments.
The airline said it would take a one-off charge of S$12.2 million ($7.05 million) in its April to June quarter after it cut 414 staff. (US$1=1.731 Singapore Dollar)
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