"Regrettably, the concept of shared sacrifice and shared reward is now dead," Ralph Hunter, president of the Allied Pilots Association, told pilots in a message.
American spokesman Roger Frizzell, who said the airline and employees will continue cooperating, defended the compensation package for Mr. Arpey.
"There may be those who have concerns, but there are others inside the company, unions included, who feel his increase was more than appropriate and, in fact, about time," Mr. Frizzell said.
"He's done a very strong job for the company, and many people recognize that. There's always going to be issues from any company about executive compensation and you're never going to completely resolve that," he said.
The Association of Professional Flight Attendants, which represents American employees, said in a message to employees last week that it was "disappointed to say the least by these irresponsible acts of management in the current industry environment."
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