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The AI171 crash has handed the Tata Sons chairman the biggest crisis of his career. What he does from here on will define his and the group’s legacy.
When Air India flight AI171 crashed on 12 June, it was the Tata group’s biggest crisis since the 26/11 terrorist attack of 2008 that nearly destroyed its iconic Taj hotel in Mumbai. The crash, which claimed at least 270 lives, has handed N. Chandrasekaran the toughest assignment of his stewardship of Tata Sons, the group’s holding company.
As the chairman of Air India as well, Chandrasekaran is aware of this. And, thus far, he has made all the moves to rise to the occasion. Within hours of the AI171 crash, he was at the crash site. Even as Air India …
As the low-cost carrier pushes through a compensation overhaul, the absence of a CEO is complicating a delicate moment.
The two new chief executives at Air India and IndiGo come with contrasting reputations but face the same challenge—do their predecessors one better.
In a surprise move on Wednesday, the Tata Sons chairman announced he will exit Bombay House at the end of his tenure in February 2027. He leaves at what is one of the most crucial times for the group.
