“He is fighting the legacy issues of Air India and trying to change the culture of the airline and we must appreciate him for that. He is working extremely hard,” said Ajay Singh, whose SpiceJet competes with Air India. TURNAROUND GUYLohani was picked by the Prime Minister’s Office in August last year to head Air India. Unlike the usual IAS appointed to head Air India, Lohani is a Railway Service officer with no experience in aviation. “The real reason for the debacle lies elsewhere, in my opinion with the head honcho,” Lohani wrote in the blog.

Source: Hindustan Times August 22, 2016 02:48 UTC