Aloke Singh to head Air India's low cost airline business from January 1

Tata Group-owned Air India Ltd is consolidating its low-cost carrier (LCC) business, with Air Asia India and Air India Express coming under a single chief executive officer (CEO), sources privy to the developments told CNBC-TV18. Aloke Singh, the incumbent CEO of Air India Express, will take over from January 1, 2023, as the sole CEO of Air India's LCC business. Air Asia India's current CEO Sunil Bhaskaran will head the aviation training academy, sources in the know told CNBC-TV18.

After taking over loss-making Air India in January this year, the Tata Group has been working on consolidating its airline business. On November 2, Air India said an operational review process is under way to integrate budget carrier AirAsia India with Air India Express and the merger is likely to be completed by the end of 2023.

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