Air India chief Campbell Wilson quits

A statement from Air India said that Wilson had conveyed his intention to step down in 2026 to the airline's Chairman N Chandrasekaran in 2024.

"Since then, [Wilson] has been working to ensure the organization and leadership team is on a stable footing for the transition," it added.

Air India said he will remain in the role until his successor is announced and takes over. 

The statement further added that the Air India Board has formed a committee that will find the successor in the coming months.

"It has been a true honour to play a small part in this latest chapter of Air India’s long history, and I will continue to be an enthusiastic supporter of this wonderful organization and its people," Wilson was quoted as saying in the statement.

The airline was founded in 1932 as Tata Airlines by Indian business mogul JRD Tata.

In 1953, it was taken over and nationalized by the Indian government.

The airline returned to the Tata Group in January after being bought for nearly $2.4 billion (€2.07 billion).

In the same year, New Zealand-born Wilson was appointed to the leading position.

He was on a contract for five years but has tendered his resignation before the end of the term, news agency PTI reported earlier. 

The CEO's exit comes as the airline faces mounting losses and an increased regulatory scrutiny following the 2025 fatal crash of its Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner which left 260 people dead.

The London-bound flight crashed shortly after take-off on June 12, killing all but one of the 242 people on board and 19 on the ground.