Here is a detailed look at who Jens Fehlinger is, how executive pay at SWISS is structured, and how his compensation fits into the broader airline industry landscape in 2026.
Air France CEO Salary
As British Airways is owned by IAG rather than being separately listed, detailed BA-only CEO remuneration is not always disclosed in the same format as some standalone public companies.
As a result, CEO compensation in aviation is heavily performance-linked, often volatile, and sometimes controversial.
Lufthansa CEO Carsten Sophr has a fixed annual salary of around €1.89 million.
Air France CEO Benjamin Smith received a total payout amounting to €4.2 million (approx. US$4.7 million) for the 2023-24 fiscal period.