Campbell Wilson

The London-bound Air India plane carrying 242 passengers and crew crashed moments after taking off from the Ahmedabad airport on Thursday afternoon. The Boeing aircraft crashed in the Meghaninagar area near the Ahmedabad International Airport around 2 pm.

Air India working on 'top-to-bottom transformation': CEO Campbell Wilson

There were no active interline partnerships with any Star Alliance carriers three years ago

Air India rules out more Boeing jet orders for now, says CEO

"We don't want to commit to anything until we have confidence of when it's going to come. And likewise, they (Boeing) don't want to offer something until they have confidence of when it's going to come," Wilson said in an interview in London.

Air India's international expansion would have been delayed by 5 years if it had waited for new planes, says CEO

Wilson added that as Air India takes delivery of more wide-body planes in the next few years, the service quality of its product will improve significantly

Govt gets 28 proposals from 23 states to develop new cities

The 15th Finance Commission, set up by the government, has recommended an outlay of Rs 8,000 crore for developing new eight cities in eight states

Air India to refit legacy aircraft with new seats, modern cabins, new livery for $400 mn

27 Airbus A320neos and 40 widebody Boeing planes to be refurbished in a phased manner, says Air India

Air India bullish on Bengaluru's aviation growth: Campbell Wilson

Air India’s Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) facility on a 35-acre land parcel near Bengaluru airport will become a key hub for the group's aircraft maintenance operations in the region

Air India plans to retrofit 100 aircrafts, CEO says aspiring to be a hub carrier

Looking ahead, Wilson outlined plans to deploy new aircraft exclusively on international routes, including destinations such as New York, San Francisco, and Dubai.

India’s aviation boom could support more hubs: Air India CEO Campbell Wilson

Air India last year signed one of the largest-ever jet purchases in aviation history, ordering 470 aircraft from Airbus SE and Boeing Co. The world’s most-populous nation is characterized by a booming consumer class and economic growth that could transform it into one of the world’s largest travel markets.

Two Years With Tata: Air India aspires to be a global airline with a desi dil

The airline has placed the biggest order for commercial aircraft even as it consolidates its position as one of the two dominant airlines in the country

Air India has taken deliveries of 5 leased narrow body planes so far: CEO Campbell Wilson

The new Air India CEO also thanked Air India's risk monitoring and fraud prevention unit adding that the team has prevented revenue loss of over Rs 3 crore in the last 18 months

Air India introduces Airport Briefing, a new tool to help pilots mitigate risks better

Airport Briefing allows pilots to use their iPad EFB device to develop an accurate picture of the operating conditions of airports in the network, preparing them to handle unexpected situations and thereby mitigate risks

MC Exclusive | International flights cancelled and delayed; Air India insiders share what’s going on

The airline has canceled 6 flights to international destinations and has delayed 14 more flights by more than 4 hours in the last six weeks.

Air India, Air India Express have hired more than 3,900 people this year: Campbell Wilson

Air India, under the stewardship of Tata Group, is revamping the airline group and hiring more people as it expands the fleet as well as operations.

Air India to unveil several new services as part of rebranding process

Air India has also announced plans to hire 4200 cabin crew and 900 pilots in the year 2023 to address the shortage which has caused a cancellation of six weekly flights to the US for the last three months.

Air India to reduce six flights per week to US, says CEO Campbell Wilson

The Air India CEO said that the airline will add 100 B777 pilots soon. It will add 1700 captains out of which 140 are expats soon.

Vistara to take its last flight soon, brand to be nixed after merger, says Campbell Wilson

Air India has "enormous" potential and efforts are being done to make the group a significant international player.

Flight cancellations, delays plague AI’s Bengaluru-San Francisco operations

The airline has cancelled nearly 20 percent of the flights on this route, managing to operate only 21 of the 26 flights scheduled in the past eight weeks.

Air India has made 'quite remarkable progress': CEO; airline finalising historic aircraft order

Listing out the major initiatives over the last one year, Air India said it is "finalising a historic order of new aircraft to power future growth".

Don't make captain, crew scapegoat in urinating incidence: Veteran pilots to Air India

Sources in Air India confirmed that when the flight in question AI102 landed in Delhi, the cabin crew in charge filled in a detailed report of what happened and was counter-signed by the captain.

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson says regrets handling of peeing incident: read full text of his note

Campbell Wilson said Air India has initiated multiple measures to improve its response to such incidents, including a review of airline policies and reporting processes.

Air India 'peeing' incident: 1 pilot issued show cause notices, says CEO Campbell Wilson

"Air India is deeply concerned about the in-flight instances where customers have suffered due to the condemnable acts of their co-passengers on our aircraft," said CEO Campbell Wilson

Air India CEO to staff after 'peeing' horror: 'Take firm action against unruly passengers'

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issued a show-cause notice to Air India after it received the initial report from the airline.

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson tells staff to report any improper behaviour on aircraft

In an internal communication to airlines' employees, he reflected on the urinating incident to say that "the repulsion felt by the affected passenger is totally understandable and we share her distress.

Air India’s San Francisco flight from Bengaluru suffers 13-hour delay

The flight scheduled to depart from Bengaluru at 1420 IST on December 21 was delayed and took take off at 0326 IST on December 22 leaving passengers stranded at the airport for nearly 13 hours.