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Air India CEO-Designate Tewolde Gebremariam Flags Safety, Reliability, Profitability as Key Priorities
He urged employees to share services, cut duplication and reward savings ideas as Air India seeks profitable growth and stronger operational efficiency.
- On Monday, CEO-designate Tewolde Gebremariam addressed Air India employees, identifying safety, operational reliability, and sustainable profitability as key priorities for the airline's next growth phase.
- Since returning to the Tata Group in early 2022, Air India has completed the "heavy lifting" of transformation, including the complex integration of Vistara and consolidation of budget carriers into one airline.
- Gebremariam plans to operate Air India and Air India Express as "multiple brands with a single unit of production," sharing IT, finance, and engineering resources while maintaining separate customer-facing identities.
- Emphasizing a "One Air India" approach, Gebremariam urged staff to improve revenue and cost performance, stating that "If you see something, say something" to strengthen the airline's safety culture.
- Describing growth as "the oxygen of business," Gebremariam stressed that Air India must expand in a disciplined manner while navigating geopolitical conflicts and elevated fuel prices to remain profitable and sustainable.
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Cost cutting and deeper integration between Air India (AI) and its low-cost arm Air India Express will be at the centre of CEO-designate Tewolde Gebremariam’s agenda, with the new AI chief calling for shared services, greater asset utilisation and an organisation-wide focus on reducing duplication and improving efficiency.
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Safety, profitability to be key priorities for Air India, CEO-designate Tewolde Gebremariam
Gebremariam oversaw one of aviation’s most successful long-term transformations, turning Ethiopian Airlines into a global airline and the largest carrier in Africa, and turned Addis Ababa into a major aviation hub.
·Noida, India
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