IT HAS been a year-long battle over pay and benefits between Singapore Airlines and its pilots. But last Friday, a Points of Agreement putting into effect a new Collective Agreement (CA) was signed by both sides.

The new CA saw little change from the previous pact except for the variable components built into the pilots' pay.

Under the new CA, which took effect on Nov 1 and runs for three years, pilots and first officers will get a standard monthly variable component (MVC) of 10 per cent built back into their salaries. This will put them on a par with all other SIA staff.