Mumbai: Air India on Friday announced the appointment of Klaus Goersch as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, as well as various other senior level appointments.
In the newly created position at the airline, Goersch will oversee flight operations, engineering, ground operations, Integrated Operations Control and cabin crew functions.
Air India said incumbent chief of operations R S Sandhu will transition to an advisory role.
In a release, Air India said Sandhu’s role includes focus on the harmonisation of the four Tata airlines’ operating procedures, the Airbus A350 entry-into-service programme and assisting the team establishing the carrier’s new training academy.
