Mumbai and Bengaluru, June 24 -- A fortnight before the country's worst civil aviation disaster in almost three decades involving one of its flights, Tata-owned Air India's board handed its chief executive officer, Campbell Wilson, a new salary, under which he stands to earn up to Rs.27.75 crore.

This would be a 46% jump from the Rs.18.98 crore he earned in 2023-24, according to Air India's filings. Wilson walked into the corner room in July 2022 and was promised a salary of up to Rs.21.50 crore.

The new remuneration package-which is effective 1 April 2025 and includes a fixed salary of Rs.11.1 crore, Rs.8.32 crore in performance-linked bonuses, and Rs.8.32 crore in long-term stock incentives-was approved by the company's board on 27 Ma...