
Tatas Will Make Air India Financially Fit, Bring In New Fleet: Chairman
NDTV
The Tata Sons Chairman said Air India will not only increase the number of aircraft but will also fly to many destinations.
Tata group will make Air India financially fit, upgrade aircraft, bring in new fleet and make it the most technologically advanced airline globally, Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran said on Wednesday.
Virtually addressing employees of Air India across the globe, he said for the airline to be the best again there will be an organisational redesign, and it will "require a huge transformation, probably the largest transformation and the change all of you would ever go through".
The carrier will expand its "outreach both domestically and internationally" and it has the desire to connect India with every part of the globe, he added.
For Tata group, Mr Chandrasekaran said the joining of Air India in its fold will help the conglomerate with the opportunity to represent the aspirations of 130 crore Indians, having already touched the lives of 60 crore Indians through its various brands, including Taj hotels, Tanishq, Tata Salt and Jaguar Land Rover.