Tata Sons appoints N Chandrasekaran as chairman of Air India

N Chandrasekaran, the chairman of Tata Sons, has been appointed as the chairman of Air India. The appointment was cleared at a board meeting held by Air India on Monday, March 14.

Tata Group had won the bid to acquire the national carrier along with Air India Express and 50 per cent stake in AISATS in October last year. The Tata Group officialy tookover the management of the national airlines in January.

Meanwhile, Air India is on hunt for a new CEO to replace former Turkish Airlines CEO Ilker Ayci, who resigned before taking charge officially. Ilker Ayci was supposed to take responsibilities as the CEO and Managing Director (MD) of Air India on or before April 1, 2022.