CEO: No Pay Until the Airline Posts a Profit

Jeffery A. Smisek, the new chief executive officer of Continental Airlines, pledges that he will accept no salary or annual bonus until Continental Airlines reports a profit for an entire year.

While some FlyerTalk members applaud his setting an example for his employees — as well as for the airline industry and for corporate America in general — others wonder if this is merely a public relations stunt.

See what you think after reading the Smisek – No pay until CO is profitable thread.