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Air India to overhaul top management

New Delhi: Cracking the whip to turn around ailing Air India, the government on Tuesday announced an overhaul of its top management within 30 days and the induction of seven independent directors with a proven track record.

It will also appoint a Chief Operating Officer (COO) to help CMD Arvind Jadhav fortify its day-to-day flight operations.

Bringing relief to about 30,000 employees, the airline announced that its contractual staff would be given salaries by July 10 while others would be paid by July 14.

Facing criticism after the airline’s losses mounted to Rs. 5,000 crore in 2008-09, the Civil Aviation Ministry decided to revamp the decision-making bodies and disinvest part of Air India’s public stake in the near future.

“Heads will roll”

“You will see in the next 30 days a major change in the top management in Air India. You are going to see a major change on the board. Some heads are going to roll …We are going to bring high quality people of great integrity and people with a proven track record in business,” Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said here.

The names doing the rounds for inclusion on the AI board include National Knowledge Commission Chairman Sam Pitroda, Infosys Mentor and Chairman N.R. Narayana Murthy and TCS CMD S. Ramadorai. — PTI

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