Losing money: Returning Air India to profit after almost a decade in the red would be a coup for a government that has vowed to cut losses, and whose prime minister built a track record of turning around state firms while running the state of Gujarat.
NEW DELHI: Air India’s new chief is betting an “open door” policy will help defuse years of soured relations with the flag carrier’s more than 20,000 staff members, paving the way for potentially painful change at the loss-making airline.
Ashwani Lohani, a 56-year-old engineer and tourism bureaucrat with no experience running an airline, describes his job as “the ultimate challenge”.
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