Air India Names Ethiopian Airlines Veteran as CEO Amid Record Losses

Air India appointed Tewolde Gebremariam, who led Ethiopian Airlines for over a decade, as CEO and Managing Director on August 5, 2026. He succeeds Campbell Wilson and inherits a carrier with a record $2.3bn loss, a third of international routes cut, and a fatal crash report due in October. Chairman N. Chandrasekaran warns a full turnaround could take up to a decade.