Campbell Wilson of Scoot Airlines has been named Air India’s new General Manager and CEO
New Delhi:
Campbell Wilson called his appointment as CEO and MD of Air India a fantastic opportunity to lead a historic airline and said there are “mountains to climb” in his new term.
Mr. Wilson is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Scoot Air, the wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Airlines.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is a joint venture partner of Tata Group in full-service carrier Vistara.
On Thursday, Tata Sons announced the appointment of Campbell Wilson as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Air India.
In a communiqué sent to Scoot employees on Friday, he said: “This afternoon I informed the management team and your union leaders about my resignation from Scoot and the SIA Group.” He said it was not an easy decision to leave and that SIA was his first professional job and had been his “home” for 26 years.
Mr. Wilson noted that Singapore Airlines, spanning three continents, six countries and more than 12 functions, has given him far more opportunities and experiences than he could have ever dreamed of.
“It’s very hard to leave Scoot, which in two chapters I’ve had the honor and pleasure of nurturing – along with a wonderful, wonderful group of people, past and present – from a mere spreadsheet to, among many other things, the “World’s best long-haul, low-cost airline,” he said.
“Throughout the early years of start-up and rapid growth, to the depths of the worst ever aviation crisis and now accelerating recovery, Scoot has truly been a labor of love,” he said.
“But there are other mountains to climb, and I am humbled to be selected by the Air India board as the new CEO of that airline,” he said.
“It is a fantastic opportunity to take a historic airline, now owned by the Tata Group, to new heights, and I am grateful to take on this exciting challenge with the full blessing of the SIA management team,” he commented. on.
The Tata Group took control of Air India on January 27, after successfully winning the bid for the airline on October 8 last year.
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