Air India Saw Over 60 Pilots Under Government Ownership: Report
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When Ilker Ayci, the former Chairman of Turkish Airlines, takes control of the currently loss-making Air India, he will be the first foreign national to be at the helm of the once-storied carrier.
Civil servants, air force officers, technocrats, airline pilots and many more individuals have piloted Air India over the decades.
When Ilker Ayci, the former Chairman of Turkish Airlines, takes control of the currently loss-making Air India, he will be the first foreign national to be at the helm of the once-storied carrier.
As many as 61 individuals have headed Air India, including erstwhile Indian Airlines, between June 6, 1953, and January 27, 2022 -- the period during which the carrier was under the government's control, according to an official document accessed by PTI.
The list includes civil servants, Air Force officers, technocrats and airline pilots.
