The merger story of Air India and Indian (airlines) PART 2 – The follies committed by and the eventual light at the end of the tunnel for India’s national carrier.

It is critical to note that the merger did have proper practices put in place to service the changes being brought about in the organization, despite the image the whole issue has at its crust:

The erstwhile CMD and Jt.MD of the Company worked together to steer the merged company on its journey to success. The merged entity comprised 5 Strategic Business Units viz. Corporate Services Group, Passenger Airline, Cargo, Low Cost Airline, MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) & Ground Handling. 

The merger story of Air India and Indian (airlines) PART 1 – The follies committed by and the eventual light at the end of the tunnel for India’s national carrier.

Among the several mergers and acquisitions that have colored the Indian business panorama over the last 14 years of the 21^st century, none is more tumultuous and attention grabbing than the Air India-Indian(airlines merger. Air India is the national carrier for India and is owned by Air India limited, an entity of the Government of  India. It is the 2rd largest airline in the country , proceeded only by IndiGo and Jet Airways. It is headquartered in New Delhi and has secondary hubs in several locations in the country. Indian, formerly Indian Airlines (Indian Airlines Limited from 1993 and Indian Airlines Corporation from 1953 to 1993) was a major Indian airline based in Delhi and focused primarily on domestic routes, along with several international services to neighbouring countries in Asia.