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Air India taps ex-Ethiopian chief for turnaround
Aug 5, 2026SOURCE: indianexpress.com
SO WHAT
The window narrows for legacy carriers: leadership changes matter only if they convert into operating discipline before the phase transition hardens.
Air India appoints Tewolde Gebremariam as CEO, bringing in the operator who scaled Ethiopian into a global carrier. It is a management signal, but the old system still decides whether execution can outrun inertia.
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