New Delhi: Air India may get Alex Cruz, a flight veteran with rich experience leading good full service and cheap airlines, as the CEO.
Cruz, 55, is the chairman and CEO of British Airways for about five years to 2020 and before that he headed for Spain at a vueling fee.
BA Pandemi-hit has on October 2020 cut 13,000 jobs.
At that time, Cruz had resigned as the head of the airline executive and then the transition period gave up as chairman too.
Cruz Linkedin’s profile shows that he is currently an investor, board members, and advisors in several companies.
A MS in the field of industrial engineering from Ohio State University, Cruz is also a professor at the Iese business school.
Comments from Tatas in the Cruz selection were sought and awaited.
Last week’s Tata Group took over AI and learned to complete the top notch professional team to revive the airline, a clear task uphill.
The new AI board is likely to be led by the Chairman of the Tata Group and Chandrasekan itself.
Air India turnaround as a convenient and timely airline for passengers and which is beneficial for the owner will be one of the biggest global flight success stories.
Tatas – Now run AI, AI Express, Vistara and AirAsia India – have not spelled their plans for airline structures.
Will there be three airlines – one low cost by combining AI Express and AirAsia India; AI and Vistara – or two – a Mega AI who combines two LCC and Vistara – unknown.
Vistara will remain a separate entity until Singapore Airlines, 49 stakeholders in it, approve the merger with AI.
While the “hardware” renovates the interior of the AI Armada which is now aging – a very necessary thing – and / or inaugurating new aircraft will take time, tatas have taken some experts on board to have some improvements seen on the “software” side .
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Low hanging fruits enhanced foods that the largest group and Indian company in India, Tajsats, worked on and warmer hospitality than frontline personnel such as cabin crew.
To be sure, food and cabin crew in AI are always good.
EX-British Airways CEO Alex Cruz tends to be a CEO of AI
