Air India’s best year ever: Nominated CEO Campbell Wilson
Highlight
- Air India’s best years are yet to come, said the airline’s CEO Campbell Wilson.
- “Air India has always held a special place in the hearts of passengers,” he said.
- He said that Air India should work hard to keep the channels of communication open.
Stating that Air India’s “best of years are yet to come”, CEO-nominee Campbell Wilson said on Monday that the journey to make it a world-class airline will require efforts “big and small, easy and difficult”. Campbell, who will take over as CEO and MD after the airline’s acquisition by the Tata group in January this year, visited the carrier’s headquarters in New Delhi for the first time on Monday and held a meeting with top executives.
“Given the length and complexity of the road ahead, we must work hard to keep channels of communication open, not only with our customers, but within teams as well.
“For my part, I’ll start by dedicating the next few weeks to getting to know as many of you as I can, giving you a chance to get to know you, and listening to what you have to say,” he told employees. said in a message. Airline sources told PTI that Wilson visited its office and met top officials. In his message, Wilson said that he was looking forward to joining after all the formalities were completed.
He said, “This morning I was proud to walk through the doors of Air India’s New Delhi office for the first time. To be a part of this prestigious airline, in this historic time, is a rare and exciting privilege.”
Stating that “Air India has always had a special place in the hearts of travelers – including myself, ever since I flew Air India 747 for the first time in 1995”, he said that it has a long and storied legacy. Millions of people have been touched, and “to which many of you have contributed over the years of your working life.” “We must properly celebrate this legacy and these contributions, but we must also keep our eyes focused on the future,” Wilson said.
Noting that he is confident that Air India’s best years are yet to come, he said, “India’s potential is vast in myriad fields and you as well as I know the longstanding posture and performance culture of the Tata Group. You too I know as well as I know, in any organization, there are areas that can be improved.” He said he fully embraced Air India’s ambition to make it a world-class airline, adding, “But the task now rests on us.”
“A lot will need to be done to reach those heights, and the goal will not be achieved overnight. The journey will require efforts big and small, easy and hard. More than anything we need to work together and be prepared.” to develop where necessary,” Wilson said in the letter.
“I want to understand your aspirations for our airline, your thoughts about the good we do and your thoughts on where we can do better. This will complement the material already collected in the various workshops and help us to change this will help us set a clear direction for – one of the most exciting and challenging in world aviation today.”