{"id":8960,"date":"2026-08-05T13:21:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T13:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=8960"},"modified":"2026-08-05T13:21:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T13:21:48","slug":"air-india-names-tewolde-gebremariam-ceo-and-managing-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=8960","title":{"rendered":"Air India names Tewolde Gebremariam CEO and Managing Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132930341,imgsize-836820,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/132930341.jpg\" alt=\"Air India names Tewolde Gebremariam CEO and Managing Director\" title=\"Tewolde Gebremariam\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/air-india\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Air India<\/a> appointed Tewolde Gebremariam as its new chief executive officer and managing director. The appointment came months after Air India CEO Campbell Wilson resigned amid mounting losses and a slower-than-expected turnaround of the Tata Group-owned airline.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>Wilson, who had joined in July 2022, stepped down after the board accepted his resignation and remained in the role during his notice period until a successor was appointed.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Meet Tewolde Gebremariam<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>Tewolde Gebremariam is an Ethiopian business executive and one of Africa&#8217;s most recognised aviation leaders. He served as Group Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines Group from 2011 until 2022, overseeing a decade of rapid expansion that transformed the carrier into Africa&#8217;s largest airline.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>During his 11-year tenure, Ethiopian Airlines grew its fleet from 33 aircraft to 130, while annual passenger numbers increased from around 3 million to 12 million before the Covid-19 pandemic. The airline also reported a rise in annual revenue from about $1 billion to $4.5 billion under his leadership. He steered the airline through the pandemic without government bailouts by expanding its cargo operations and maintaining profitability.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>In March 2022, Gebremariam stepped down, citing health issues that had affected him for nearly a year.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/business\/india-business\/air-india-names-tewolde-gebremariam-as-ceo-and-managing-director\/articleshow\/132930341.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Air India appointed Tewolde Gebremariam as its new chief executive officer and managing director. The appointment came months after Air India CEO Campbell Wilson resigned amid mounting losses and a slower-than-expected turnaround of the Tata Group-owned airline.Wilson, who had joined in July 2022, stepped down after the board accepted his resignation and remained in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/132930341.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/132930341.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/132930341.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/132930341.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/132930341.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/132930341.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/132930341.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/132930341.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/132930341.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/132930341.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/132930341.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/132930341.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/132930341.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/132930341.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"Air India appointed Tewolde Gebremariam as its new chief executive officer and managing director. 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