Air India CEO Quits Before Term Ends

NEW DELHI- Air India Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Campbell Wilson has resigned before his term ends. Wilson is currently serving his notice period.

The Tata Group has started looking for a new Chief Executive Officer to head Air India as the airline is going through a turbulent phase following the Ahmedabad plane crash and has not been able to make a financial turnaround at the required pace after it was taken over from the government as part of the privatization process.

According to reports, Wilson’s resignation was accepted at a board meeting last week, but he will stay on with the company until a successor is found.

He was appointed as CEO and Managing Director of Air India in 2022 on a five-year contract after the government sold the airline to the Tata Group.

His tenure was scheduled to end in July 2027.

Prior to joining the airline, he served as CEO of Scoot, the wholly-owned low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines.

Meanwhile, Air India has been under regulatory scrutiny since a plane crash in Ahmedabad in June last year that claimed 260 lives.

High fuel costs and delayed delivery of new planes have also weighed on operations.

The leadership change at Air India comes just days after larger rival IndiGo announced the appointment of William Walsh as new CEO after Pieter Elbers resigned. Walsh will take charge from August 3. (IANS)