BWIA pilots sent home

The five pilots who received their retrenchment letters Wednesday night were part of last year’s fleet rationalisation move, Communi-cations Director Clint Williams said on Thursday.

They were part of 40 pilots who were separated because of the airline’s move to retire its Dash-8s and MD 83s last year. Other pilots have been retrained to operate on the remaining aircraft. BWIA now operates two types of aircraft 737s and one Airbus, a move which is supposed to cut operating and maintenance costs.