N Chandrasekaran to resume Air India review today
NEW DELHI: In a sign of the priority the Tatas are giving to their latest acquisition — Air India, — group chairman N Chandrasekaran will personally review the Maharaja’s revival path over Monday and Tuesday at the airline’s HQ in Delhi. He is learnt to be taking detailed presentations from AI board members to finalise the roadmap, continuing from where he left off last week.
Outlining Tata’s vision for the airline they founded, Chandra has promised to make “AI the world class airline it deserves to be” and “absolutely best in class” in customer service, technology, fleet, network and “best possible hospitality both in flight and off flight.” All these will require a team of top notch experts.
But the formerly state-run airline’s wait to get an aviation veteran as CEO continues as former Turkish Airlines chairman Ilker Ayci recently “declined” the position of AI MD & CEO. A new CEO — who is likely be finalised shortly — with a proven track record in aviation is expected to put in place a team of professionals.
