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Article: Singapore Airlines pilots resolve dispute over rest areas.
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- August 27, 2002
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Singapore Airlines and its pilots union have reportedly ended their dispute over in-flight rest areas.
From 1 August 2002, the carrier began earmarking all of its new bed-like first-class seats aboard its jumbo jet aircraft for paying passengers, thus forcing pilots to take their breaks in less expensive economy-class seats. The airline's pilots - who passed three resolutions on 16 August to reject the airline's offer of compensation for forcing pilots to take rest breaks in economy ...