Singapore Airlines (SIA) and the Air Line Pilots Association – Singapore (ALPA-S) have signed an agreement with effect from 1 July, under which all pilots in the airline will take one day of leave without pay each month and a cut of 65 per cent of one day’s pay, pro-rated from monthly basic salary. In the year ending March 2010, SIA will decommission 16 aircraft, fewer flights will be operated and capacity will be lower by 11 per cent fromthe preceding year.