Air India CEO Wants More Widebodies as International Ambitions Grow

Air India CEO Tewolde Gebremariam thinks the carrier has been "punching below its weight." He is now planning for the airline he wants it to become, not the one it is today.

Published on The Global News Feed: 4 Nov 2026, 11:32 UTC

**File photo.** AIR INDIA BOEING 777-300ER AT INDIRA GANDHI AIRPORT DELHI INDIA FEB 2013 (8565491818) Image credit: calflier001 · Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 (ShareAlike) · Source

Air India CEO Tewolde Gebremariam thinks the carrier has been "punching below its weight." He is now planning for the airline he wants it to become, not the one it is today.