‘Taking care of staff my first priority, no decision yet on my future’

Four months ago, Tata Group announced the consolidation of Air India and Vistara. Involving layers of approvals, the process has kickstarted and is expected to be completed before March next year. While Vistara’s staff will likely be absorbed into the larger Air India, Vinod Kannan, CEO, Vistara, is yet to decide about his own future. He also spoke about the integration process and pilot shortage plaguing the industry in an interview with Swaraj Baggonkar. Edited excerpts.