Air India Express CEO Aloke Singh to step down in planned management reshuffle

Air India Express CEO Aloke Singh announced that his tenure will conclude later this month- a move that is part of a planned management reshuffle.

While a new CEO has yet to be named, Chief Operating Officer Hamish Maxwell will assume the regulatory responsibilities of Accountable Manager, Mr. Singh said in an internal mail reviewed by The Hindu.

Mr. Singh took over as CEO in November 2020 and was additionally appointed Managing Director in March 2023. During his tenure, he steered the airline through the pandemic, its privatisation and transition to Tata Sons alongside Air India, as well as its merger with AirAsia India.

Under his leadership, the airline grew from a 26-aircraft operation to a 105-strong fleet, transforming from a predominantly international carrier linking southern India with the Gulf into the country’s second-largest airline by domestic and international network reach.

In another top-level reshuffle at Air India Group, its CEO Campbell Wilson announced internally that Air India’s head of Engineering or SVP & Chief Technical Officer, Sisira Kanta Dash will move into a new role of Group Chief Strategy Officer- Engineering from April 1. Singaporean Jeremy Yew will take his place as the new SVP Engineering & Maintenance. He was earlier SVP Project Management Office – Engineering at AI. Yew has over 20 years of experience in various engineering leadership positions within the Singapore Airlines.