Singapore Airlines says it has taken "the difficult decision" to advance the planned release of 76 pilots who are employed on fixed-term contracts.
The airline had previously been releasing pilots only upon expiry of their contracts.
The pilots are expected to be released by June 30 and the airline said it would help them to pursue employment opportunities within the SIA Group and with other airlines.
Singapore Airlines currently has a surplus of pilots to its operational requirements due to excess capacity and slower than expected growth.
The airline had earlier implemented other measures to address the surplus, such as voluntary no pay leave and the suspension of cadet pilot recruitment.
Pilots employed on fixed-term contracts make up about four percent of Singapore Airlines’ total pilots’ workforce.
