Aviation veteran Alex Cruz, former chairman and CEO of British Airways, might take over as Air India CEO soon. Cruz headed the British Airways for five years till 2020, after leading Spanish low cost airline Vueling.
Cruz quit from his role in British Airways after the airline cut 13,000 jobs in October 2020, owing to the Covid-19. Later, he stepped down as chairman too. An MS in industrial engineering from Ohio State University, the veteran is also a professor at the IESE Business School, ToI reported.
However, Tatas haven’t officially commented on Cruz’s appointment yet. (Source Times Now)