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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
The two new chief executives at Air India and IndiGo come with contrasting reputations but face the same challenge—do their predecessors one better.
Tewolde Gebremariam is yet to step inside Vatika One on One, a commercial complex in Gurugram that houses Air India’s headquarters. But his job as the airline’s next chief executive officer—regarded as the most difficult in aviation circles—has already become even more complex.
Last week, in a surprising turn of events, N. Chandrasekaran resigned as chairman of Tata Sons. Chandrasekaran, who is also the chairman of Air India, took it upon himself to turn around the struggling airline ever since it returned to the Tata Group in 2022. Even after the AI171 crash last year, it wasn’t Campbell Wilson—Gebremariam’s predecessor—but …
As the low-cost carrier pushes through a compensation overhaul, the absence of a CEO is complicating a delicate moment.
In a surprise move on Wednesday, the Tata Sons chairman announced he will exit Bombay House at the end of his tenure in February 2027. He leaves at what is one of the most crucial times for the group.
A regulatory easing could see the billionaire’s conglomerate move from running airports to owning an airline—an idea he is warming up to, with multiple options open.
