Menon appointed Chairman and Managing Director of Air India

Air India has announced the appointment of Raghu Menon to the post of Chairman and Managing Director of the airline, a press release said. He succeeds V. Thulasidas, who retired on March 3.

In his new position, Menon will be responsible for continuing the integration of Air India and Indian Airlines following their merger in 2007, as well as the expansion and upgrading of the carrier's fleet and product offers, and its entry into the Star Alliance, the release said.

A 1974 batch IAS officer of the Nagaland cadre, Menon was previously a Special Secretary and Financial Advisor in the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Menon also worked at the Home, Welfare and Information and Broadcasting Ministries of the Government of India. He was briefly a journalist with The Hitvada newspaper before joining the civil services.

"It is a great honor to be elected to the position of Air India's Chairman and Managing Director. I look forward to continuing the airline's successful growth around the world, helping to foster tourism and business, and making an important contribution to the economic prosperity of India," Menon was quoted in the release as saying.

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