Thirteen directors at a Dublin-based aircraft leasing firm, Awas Aviation Capital shared a paypot of $10.7m (€9.1m) last year. However, the new accounts show the firm plunged to a net loss of $112m, as revenues fell 21% to €946m.

The pay pot for a group of high-flying aircraft leasing executives last year soared to $9.9m (€7.8m).