AirAsia India names Tata Group executive as CE

AirAsia India has named a senior executive from part-owner Tata Group as the new CE of the LCC joint venture. Sunil Bhaskaran will take over as CE from Nov 15, and the carrier said he will “oversee the next phase of expansion and growth of the company.” Bhaskaran has more than 30 years’ experience with the Tata Group and is currently VP-corporate services at Tata Steel. The appointment of Bhaskaran sees Tata taking a closer role in the leadership of AirAsia India. The previous CE, Amar Abrol, came from a company affiliated with the AirAsia Group, which is the other primary owner of the LCC. Abrol left AirAsia India in June to move back to AirAsia Group headquarters to take up a senior role in group strategic projects. He had led the Indian LCC for 2 years, during which time the airline tripled the size of its fleet, workforce and network. <br/>