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Friday, May 22, 2026

Air India CEO says successor will have ‘hands full’

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson said on Thursday ​that his successor will have his or her "hands full," as the carrier ‌grapples with a ban on the usage of neighbor Pakistan's ​airspace, fallout from the Iran war and a strong ⁠U.S. dollar. Wilson said he would leave in a couple of months' time.

“The next four years is going to be just as challenging as the past, albeit ‌in a different way," Wilson told a lunch event at Wings Club in New York. "And so the person that ‌takes over will have their hands full, but I want to ‌make ⁠sure the right person is in place to carry that ⁠forward.” Reuters has reported that Singapore Airlines executive Vinod Kannan and Air India's commercial head Nipun Aggarwal are the two frontrunners to become the new CEO of Air India.

Air ​India, which has reported heavy ‌losses, has also faced a series of safety lapses.

Wilson said it was always clear that he would hold a four-year term at Air India, but would take steps to help his successor.

"I'm going to ‌be flexible for as long as it takes for them to ​find someone and make sure that we do a good transition," Wilson said.

22/05/2026 Reuters/Business Line

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