Former Railway Board Chairman Ashwani Lohani was appointed the chairman and managing director of Air India, according to a government order. This will be Lohani's second tenure as Air India chief.
His appointment was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Wednesday, sources said. Lohani's first tenure in Air India was from August 2015 to August 2017, during which he helped pilot the organisation to a financial operating profit.
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Lohani, an officer of the Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers, was appointed the Railway Board chairman in August 2017 and retired in December 2018.
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One of his first decisions as Railway Board chairman was to ban gifts and ceremonial welcomes and farewells. He is also the man behind ‘Train 18', India's fastest train that will have its inaugural run from Delhi to Varanasi and will be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Feb. 15.
As the Railways' senior-most bureaucrat, Lohani brought the prestigious bullet train to India. As head of both—Railways and Air India—he was able to bridge the gap between his office and employees, using WhatsApp groups mostly, say those who have worked with him.
Lohani, who holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering, was also the ITDC chairman as well as director of the Rail Museum in New Delhi.
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