Air India on Aug 5 appointed former Ethiopian Airlines chief Tewolde Gebremariam as its chief executive, at a time when the Indian airline has been grappling with persistent losses and heightened regulatory scrutiny following a crash in 2025 that killed 260 people.
Gebremariam succeeds New Zealander Campbell Wilson, a former Singapore Airlines executive appointed in 2022 to steer Air India’s turnaround after years of decline under state ownership.
Singapore Airlines owns a 25.1 per cent stake in Air India.
Air India had said Wilson informed chairman N. Chandrasekaran in 2024 of his plans to step down in 2026.
The Tata Group-owned airline is facing heavy losses not only from heightened regulatory scrutiny after the 2025 crash but also due to operational disruptions linked to the Middle East conflict, which have driven up costs and compounded the effects of Pakistan’s airspace ban. Reuters
