New COO prepares plans to revive Air India

Berlin: Capt Gustav Baldauf, first chief operating officer of Air India said on Tuesday the government was clear that the ailing national carrier has to be turned around, noting that detailed plans, including adding new destinations, have been prepared for immediate implementation.
"Government has made a clear statement that it wants the airline to change and improve.
It has allowed independent directors to be on the airline's board. There is a clear understanding in the board and the government on the targets," Baldauf told PTI on the sidelines of the annual general meeting of the International Air Transport Association in Berlin.
Asked how would he deal with the different work culture in Air India as it was a government organisation, Baldauf, who earlier worked in Jet Airways as vice president (operations), said, "I know it is a different process. It is not a private company.
"But we definitely have systems in place. It is easier to work in a government environment. There is a big, big potential in this company."
"The stake holder (government) would tell the board what it wants, and the board in turn would tell the executive what to do. Everyone knows what the problem is. So we have to give them clear targets on which they will have to work and accomplish those targets", he said.
08/06/10 Amitabha Roychowdhury/PTI/Sify

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