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http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUSN1735873220090417


NEW YORK, April 17 (Reuters) - The chief executive of Southwest Airlines (LUV.N) voluntarily cut his 2009 base salary by 10 percent citing the company's first-quarter results, the low-cost carrier said in a proxy statement on Friday.
The Dallas-based company's compensation committee had already decided not to offer Chief Executive Gary Kelly a raise in 2009 given the "general economic outlook," Southwest said in the proxy, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Kelly's base pay was raised to $465,000 last July after the company's three-person committee decided to boost his salary citing his added duties as chairman of the board and president of the company.
Including bonus payments and other compensation, Kelly earned nearly $1.7 million last year, more than $378,000 that he made in 2007.
In 2008, Chief Financial Officer Laura Wright earned more than $689,000, including bonus and other payments, a decline from the more than $700,000 she took home the year earlier.
Southwest, widely known for its thriftiness, said it had chosen to award bonuses to its executives to reward them for the company's 36th year of profitability and the success of its its fuel hedging program, which contributed to cash savings of almost $1.3 billion in 2008, the company said.
The airline had a profitable 2008 despite reporting losses in the second half.
Those declines continued into 2009 when on Thursday, Southwest posted a quarterly loss of $91 million, or 12 cents a share, for the third straight quarter as business and leisure travel slumped and the value of its fuel hedging program fell.
The company is offering an employee buyout program and most senior managers are accepting a pay freeze. (Reporting by Deepa Seetharaman, editing by Leslie Gevirtz)
 
Good gesture, but it's just that. A gesture. Base salary is almost meaningless.

http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUSN1735873220090417


NEW YORK, April 17 (Reuters) - The chief executive of Southwest Airlines (LUV.N) voluntarily cut his 2009 base salary by 10 percent citing the company's first-quarter results, the low-cost carrier said in a proxy statement on Friday.
The Dallas-based company's compensation committee had already decided not to offer Chief Executive Gary Kelly a raise in 2009 given the "general economic outlook," Southwest said in the proxy, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Kelly's base pay was raised to $465,000 last July after the company's three-person committee decided to boost his salary citing his added duties as chairman of the board and president of the company.
Including bonus payments and other compensation, Kelly earned nearly $1.7 million last year, more than $378,000 that he made in 2007.
In 2008, Chief Financial Officer Laura Wright earned more than $689,000, including bonus and other payments, a decline from the more than $700,000 she took home the year earlier.
Southwest, widely known for its thriftiness, said it had chosen to award bonuses to its executives to reward them for the company's 36th year of profitability and the success of its its fuel hedging program, which contributed to cash savings of almost $1.3 billion in 2008, the company said.
The airline had a profitable 2008 despite reporting losses in the second half.
Those declines continued into 2009 when on Thursday, Southwest posted a quarterly loss of $91 million, or 12 cents a share, for the third straight quarter as business and leisure travel slumped and the value of its fuel hedging program fell.
The company is offering an employee buyout program and most senior managers are accepting a pay freeze. (Reporting by Deepa Seetharaman, editing by Leslie Gevirtz)
 
Gary has gotten a 200% raise in the past 2 years along with an 850% raise in stock options.

10% of his "base salary" is nothing.

Gup
 
The Independence Air CEO took a 25% paycut only to find out later that 25% was diverted to a whole life insurance policy that was fully refundable outside of bankruptcy. Swell guy.
 
he still makes 1/5 what Tilton makes.
 
And he could leave tomorrow and make 1000% more at any other corporation.

which is part of the problem with our screwed up version of capitalism.

but a true statement still.
 

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