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Air India CEO Wilson says steady progress despite global headwinds
Air India CEO Wilson says steady progress despite global headwinds
Outgoing Air India chief Campbell Wilson told employees at a townhall on Thursday that the airline has made steady progress on its transformation despite geopolitical uncertainty, airspace disruptions, fuel price volatility and…
The Story in Brief
Outgoing Air India chief Campbell Wilson told employees at a townhall on Thursday that the airline has made steady progress on its transformation despite geopolitical uncertainty, airspace disruptions, fuel price volatility and macroeconomic pressures. He said 16 more Boeing 787-8 aircraft are slated for retrofit in 2027 and over 100 new aircraft will join the group in 2027 and 2028. Wilson, who resigned in April and is set to leave in September, also announced that annual salary increments for all employees, including ground staff and cabin crew, will take effect from October 1, 2026, after a deferral due to the Middle East crisis. Revised pilot remuneration starts the same date, Hindustan Times reports.
The Indian Opinion
The narrative around Air India often swings between hype over Tata ownership and gloom over service snarls. Wilson's townhall avoids both extremes: it admits headwinds but shows concrete numbers, 100 new aircraft, 16 retrofits, a fixed salary hike date. The real test is not the CEO's exit but whether successor Tewolde Gebremariam can sustain this momentum without slipping into cost cuts that hurt passengers. Watch the retrofit completion rate by end-2027, not the press releases.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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