IndiGo names former United president Dutta as CE

IndiGo has appointed former United Airlines president Ronojoy Dutta as its new CE. Dutta was named CE effective Jan. 24 for a 5-year term. He takes over from interim CE—and IndiGo founder—Rahul Bhatia. Dutta was previously listed as IndiGo’s principal consultant. At the same time, the airline’s board appointed Meleveetil Damodaran as chairman. Dutta was president of United from 1999 to 2002 and served on its board. He was also on the board of US Airways from 2003 to 2004 and was president of Air Sahara from 2005 to 2008. He has also been an advisor to other airlines. The IndiGo board noted that he “possesses expertise and rich experience in the aviation industry worldwide.” IndiGo has been growing rapidly, with capacity up by almost 33% in the December quarter. <br/>