Pilot pay at flag carrier to soar by 360m yuan

Air China raising salaries following protests by captains over long hours

Air China Ltd, the flag carrier of China, will spend 360 million yuan ($58.06 million) to raise each of its pilots' income by 80,000 yuan annually on average, which will benefit 4,560 pilots at its five subsidiaries.

The pay-raise plan is under discussion and still awaiting approval, an insider told China Daily.