Aloke Singh is going to take charge of the Air India Express as new CEO from 1 January, 2023. He is all set to pilot pilot the integrated low cost airline of the Tata group, PTI reported on 22 December.
Aloke has previously worked in senior positions of Air India and Oman Air. The Air India Express is being created by merging AirAsia India and Air India Express.
“The two constituent airlines will continue to have the full complement of regulatory post-holders until the merger is complete but, for now, a single CEO will provide the clarity and singular accountability necessary to navigate the process,” Air India CEO and Managing Director Campbell Wilson said in the internal communication.
As per the internal communication, current AirAsia India CEO Sunil Bhaskaran will assume the leadership of a new initiative – an aviation training academy.
Tata group has been working on consolidating its airline business after taking over loss-making Air India in January this year.
On 2 November, Air India said an operational review process is underway to integrate budget carrier AirAsia India with Air India Express and the merger is likely to be completed by the end of 2023.
The firm had said the merger is aimed at having a single low-cost carrier for the Air India group. Post-merger, the entity will be branded as Air India Express.
AirAsia India was launched in 2014 while Air India Express started operations back in 2005.
On November 29, Tata group announced the merger of Vistara with Air India under a deal wherein Singapore Airlines will also acquire a 25.1 per cent stake in Air India.
Earlier too on 9 November 2020, Singh took over as the chief executive officer of state-run no-frills airline Air India Express. Singh was also a former advisor with aviation consultancy CAPA South Asia.
With agency inputs.
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