Air India CEO Campbell Wilson said to resign amid turnaround turmoil

Wilson is currently serving his notice period, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the information is private. It remains unclear when his tenure will officially conclude or if Tata Group has identified a successor for the nation’s second-largest carrier.

A spokesperson for Air India did not immediately respond to Mint's email seeking comment.

The departure marks a significant leadership vacuum for the storied airline, which was acquired by Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd. from the government for ₹18,000 crore in early 2022. Wilson, a veteran of the Singapore Airlines Ltd. ecosystem, was hired from low-cost unit Scoot in May 2022 with a mandate to modernise a fleet and culture long hampered by state control. His contract was originally slated to run through July 2027.

Wilson’s exit follows a period of intensifying operational and geopolitical headwinds for the airline. The 12 June 2025 crash of an Air India flight from Ahmedabad to London shortly after takeoff triggered a wave of regulatory scrutiny and forced the temporary grounding of several aircraft.