Qantas, CEO pay = $23.9 million, revenue = $18 billion, fleet size 130
let's compare what other airline CEO's get: (converted to AUD)
2018 pay:
American airlines = CEO $17.6 million, revenue = $65.2 billion, fleet size 940 (largest airline in the world)
Delta airlines = CEO $22 million, revenue = $70 billion, fleet size 915 (2nd largest airline in the world)
United Airlines = CEO $15.4 million, revenue = $60.4 billion, fleet size 787
Southwest airlines = CEO $11.3 million, revenue = $32.2 billion, fleet size 753
From the 4 above, the average CEO in the US earns about $2.9 ($2.7 - $3.1) million per every $10 billion of revenue. This means the Qantas CEO should only earn about $4.9 - 5.6 million based on the Qantas revenue.
Qantas isn't even in the top 10 (regarding airline size ranking) yet the CEO earns more than the some of largest airlines in the world,
https://skift.com/2018/05/29/these-u...ney-last-year/