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Campbell Wilson

Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Air India Limited

Search every verified Campbell Wilson interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Campbell Wilson, outgoing Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Air India, handed over charge to his successor, Tewolde Gebremariam, on September 15, 2026. In a farewell statement, Wilson described his time in India as a “wonderful experience” and said it had been a privilege to be part of Air India’s “long and proud history,” expressing his wishes for the airline’s continued progress toward becoming world-class. In August 2026, Wilson met with senior officials from the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation in New Delhi to provide an update on the investigation into a serious incident involving Air India flight AI2379. The Airbus A320, carrying 137 passengers and eight crew members, experienced a sudden 300-foot altitude drop while cruising from Phuket to Delhi on August 4, resulting in injuries to passengers and crew before landing safely. Wilson stated that the briefing focused on sharing preliminary findings and progress on the ongoing probe, and declined to comment on specific findings, noting that the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau was continuing its investigation under ICAO Annex 13 provisions. Air India said it could not comment on any findings or observations related to the investigation and stated it was providing technical assistance to the relevant authorities.

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“Investment in this is absolutely huge and we're talking about 600 aircraft in list price. We're talking 70-80 billion US dollars in terms of the fleet modernization and the seats and interiors of the existing aircraft. That's more than $400 million US. The IT infrastructure investment is a couple of hundred million dollars. Establishing the training academy, flying school, maintenance base, simulated facilities is an”

“If the pace of liberalization is too much, it completely undercuts the investment case that we're making to buy and enter those aircraft into service. And if we can't enter those aircraft into service, all of the ancillary benefits to MRO, to manufacturing, to tourism, to all of the things that are facilitated by air connectivity start to erode. So firmly believe that it's in India's interests to make sure the pace o”

“We were hit by a few things this year which are really quite unprecedented. You one would almost call them black swan. You know aside from AI71 there was the war with Pakistan and it was a war. The consequence of that was quite significant impact to the network um domestically particularly around the border and of course the travel sentiment of people traveling within and to India. Then of course there was the Israel”

“I wouldn't say challenges. This was probably the most complex airline merger ever done because it involved four airlines coming together. It was also done in very rapid time. Airline mergers in other parts of the world have taken five to eight years. This was done in a little over two. You're talking about hundreds of aircraft having to be transferred. Not just the transfer of the financial asset, but the transfer of”

“The opportunity was that we had very very different airlines in the portfolio. We had four airlines in the portfolio starting Air India a 92-year-old airline with a storied history gone through some ups and downs different ownership changes in a position where it was starting to transform but coming from a difficult place. We had Vistara which was a young airline started just 10 years ago which had the benefit of all”

“The other opportunity is connecting the world through India because we have a great geographic position whether it's from Europe down to Australia or Southeast Asia, whether it's from Southeast Asia to Africa or the Middle East. Everyone flies over the top of India. Why should they not connect across India as opposed to somewhere else nearby? And by doing that we make the domestic airline larger. We allow more spokes”

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