Air India Cost-Saving Rewards
Incoming Air India CEO to Reward Employees for Measurable Cost Savings
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Air India’s incoming CEO, Tewolde Gebremariam, says improving financial performance and achieving sustainable profitability will be priorities as the loss-making airline pursues expansion. The airline plans to reward employees whose ideas deliver measurable cost savings and operational efficiencies, while also seeking revenue growth through its international network, commercial activities and cargo business. Gebremariam said expansion must be disciplined and profitable, and that cost control is a shared responsibility across the company. He will take charge after receiving the required security approvals.
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Gebremariam said external factors had affected Air India’s path to breaking even, while stressing that the airline could not lose focus on financial performance.
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He described scale as critical for an airline facing high capital investment, significant fixed costs and intense competition.
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An Ethiopian Airlines Group veteran, Gebremariam will be Air India’s second foreign CEO; the employee town hall was his second interaction with staff in recent weeks.
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