It's a bit sick that UA's on a lifeline, and Tilton is making $10 million a year!

But as they like to say. "A contract is a contract."

There need to be more laws in place. I know this is a capitalist country, as it should be, and that gov't input is limited, as it should be, but there simply aren't enough checks and balances in place for CEOs. More or less chop the "golden parachute". No reason to reward someone for driving their company into the ground.

At least ALPA is fighting Tilton.

I thought Bedford from RAH was making close to $10 million as well. These numbers seem to be incomplete.

i have no idea how much bedford makes but atleast RAH is making money

Old Data,

Gerard Arpey, CEO at AA, is the highest paid airline CEO currently. His total compensation package is 10 times the nearest competitor.....

Interesting! AF-KLM and LH are making tons of money and pay their pilots very well, while their CEO's take a "modest" salary compared to the greedy aholes in America!

CEO decisions not their salaries run airline in the ground.
 

First of all CEO salaries is not what puts airlines out of business. CEO and Unions decisions put airlines out of business. I'm no fan of highpaying CEO's nor am I'm a fan of self serving unions which is what most of them are. But to sit there and say because CEO makes a X amount of money is causing the airline to go out business is just plain foolish. I suggest you all get a copy of the book "Hard Landings". In that book it talks about both the bone head moves both CEO's and Unions contribute to demise of airlines. Southwest used to hand out that book to all it's new hire classes. Interesting look at the airline industry.

The problem is not that their salary is hurting the company, it is that they are not doing a job deserving of that ridiculous salary in the first place. Tilton is effectively running United into the ground and getting paid a ton of money to do it. If an airline is well run and turning a profit, then a CEO salary comparable to Tilton's would be fair compensation for a job well done, but you should not be making that much money for ruining an airline. Just one man's humble opinion though.

Anyone know how much Jerry Atkin makes?