Even as the stocks markets have already digested the fact that SIA incurred a surprising fourth-quarter net loss of S$138 million, its first in five years, SIA Chief said in a report dated 7 Jun 2017 that jobs at SIA are likely to be cut as part of the airline’s business review. When I heard this news, I was a bit surprised and also not surprised. Surprised in the sense that has SIA’s business gone so bad that the prospect of job cuts has to be factored in? Unsurprised as all along the airline business is really a very competitive one. Even investing legend Warren Buffet has his saying that he is not really into airline stocks. The fact being traditionally when the economy is good, cost of aviation oil is high and when the economy is not good, the demand for overseas travel and hence air flight demand is ... ...