CEOs Of Air India And IndiGo Exit Amid Deeper Malaise In Domestic Aviation, Raising Safety Concerns And Regulatory Questions
The departures of the CEOs of two of India's biggest airlines, Air India and IndiGo, which together account for 90 per cent of the domestic aviation market, need to be put in a proper context. These resignations, though overdue, clearly point to a deeper malaise within the domestic industry that will not go away even after two CEOs have exited. More of that later. The crisis at these two airlines was largely due to those at the helm either not taking the warning signs seriously enough to warrant immediate action to plug the loopholes, or their organisations not allowing them to do so. How else does one explain an incident as recent as April 9, 2026, when Air India........
