SINGAPORE Airlines has asked its captains to volunteer for unpaid leave amid a global economic slowdown that has dented long-haul travel demand, the airline says.
The move came nearly a year after the company - considered a bellwether for the full-service airline industry - made a similar offer to its first officers.
The airline has also frozen its intake of cadet pilots as part of a slew of cost-cutting measures. Full story
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