McGrath, Walsh makes 743,000 pounds per year according to you. Did you see that they had lost 217 million in the first 2 quarters? His pay, no matter how grossly overpaid he may be, is a drop in the bucket. The bottom line is you ain't gonna balance the books cutting executive salaries.
Having said that, I agree that Walsh should share the burden. Let's say the pilots are asked to take a 30% pay cut. Damn right he should expect to take the same cut, for the good of the company and in the interest of fairness. Sacrifices should be made across the board by all employees in the interest of safeguarding the hand that feeds them.