Tewolde Gebremariam: Air India's new CEO faces financial and safety turbulence - BBC News

The aftermath of last's year deadly crash and mounting financial losses will be Gebremariam's main challenges.

Image source, AFP via Getty ImagesImage caption, Former Ethiopian Airlines head Tewolde Gebremariam has been named as new CEO of Air India

Air India has appointed a new chief executive as the airline grapples with mounting challenges, including heavy financial losses and the fallout from last year's crash that killed 260 people.

Tewolde Gebremariam succeeds Campbell Wilson, who stepped down from the role in April.

Gebremariam was earlier CEO at Ethiopian Airlines, where he worked for over a decade, growing the regional carrier into one of Africa's largest airlines.

Air India, which Tata Group bought from the Indian government in 2022, has been dealing with a period of operational turbulence.