Air India appoints Tewolde Gebremariam CEO to lead a high-stakes turnaround

Tewolde Gebremariam succeeds Campbell Wilson at Tata-owned Air India, inheriting heavy losses, disruption-driven cost pressure, safety and culture scrutiny, and a long-term push to make fleet-led international expansion profitable.

— Filed Wed, 5 Aug, 2026, 19:47 IST · Source Mint · Updated

Air India appointed Tewolde Gebremariam as CEO to succeed Campbell Wilson. The Tata-owned airline faces record losses, geopolitical rerouting costs, safety scrutiny after a Dreamliner crash, governance and culture challenges, and the need to make fleet-led international expansion profitable.

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