Air India taps former Turkish Airlines chief as new CEO

Ayci faces challenge of charting new course for struggling carrier

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Tata Group bought Air India for 180 billion rupees ($2.4 billion). © Reuters

SAYAN CHAKRABORTY, Nikkei staff writer

BENGALURU -- The Tata Group has appointed IIker Ayci, former chairman of Turkish Airlines, as the chief executive officer and managing director of Air India, the debt-laden national carrier that it took over from the government last month.

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