Air India names Tewolde Gebremariam as CEO

Air India appointed former Ethiopian Airlines Group head Tewolde Gebremariam as chief executive officer on Wednesday, as the carrier continues its revival under Tata Group ownership.

Tewolde succeeds Campbell Wilson, who resigned after leading Air India since Tata Group took back control of the formerly state-owned airline in 2022.

Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran said the airline was entering a “critical execution and expansion era”. Air India praised Tewolde's experience in large-scale airline transformations after he led Ethiopian Airlines Group for more than a decade.

Since Tata regained control, Air India has placed record aircraft orders, worked to upgrade its ageing fleet and integrated with other group airlines.

The airline has also faced increased regulatory scrutiny since Air India Flight 171, a London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad in June 2025, killing 241 of the 242 people on board and 19 people on the ground.