Air India COO Gustav Baldauf resigned last week right after controversial comments created for the Indian government's role in AI, in accordance with numerous news reports from India. The Austrian native, who became the first to preserve the COO title during the airline's history as soon as he joined last April, told The Indian Express in an interview how the Indian federal government "should not be involved in day-to-day [AI] operations" and was "too prominent" in AI decision-making. Based on the reports, airline management deemed the comments out of bounds for an Air India Airlines executive.
The departure from the COO isn't the only sign of tumult at the struggling carrier—AI also faces a potential strike by former Indian Airlines pilots set to begin on March 9. Inside a letter to employees sent March 3, AI Chairman and MD Arvind Jadhav did not reference the COO's departure but expressed concern over the looming strike by the Indian Commercial Pilots Assn.
"It is time for all of us to strive and jobs on the a growth path which would eat the business out of its offer issues and strengthen the hands from the [Minister of Civil Aviation] to resolve numerous issues amicably," he said. He also cited the airline's progress in its restructuring and integration of AI and Indian, for example "making operational profits since November 2010."
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