{"id":18386,"date":"2022-03-01T13:46:56","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T08:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=18386"},"modified":"2022-03-01T13:46:59","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T08:16:59","slug":"ilker-ayci-declines-ceo-offer-by-air-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/01\/ilker-ayci-declines-ceo-offer-by-air-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Ilker Ayci declines CEO offer by Air India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Air India offered Ilker <strong>Ayci the CEO role<\/strong>, but he declined. Ayci was named CEO of Air India on February 14 by the <strong>Tatas<\/strong>, who recently acquired the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Turkish citizen IlkerAyci was born in Istanbul in 1971 and served as the CEO of Turkish Airlines from 2015 to the end of January 2022<strong>.&#8221;I am delighted and honoured to accept the privilege of leading an iconic airline and to join the Tata Group,&#8221; <\/strong>Ayci said after his appointment was announced. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"539\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1645639440-20241.jpg\" alt=\"Air India offered Ilker Ayci the CEO role, but he declined. Ayci was named CEO of Air India on February 14 by the Tatas\" class=\"wp-image-18390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1645639440-20241.jpg 720w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1645639440-20241-600x449.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1645639440-20241-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He had previously served as <strong>Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan&#8217;s<\/strong> advisor in the 1990s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will use <strong>Air India&#8217;s great tradition <\/strong>to make it one of the best airlines in the world, with a distinctly superior flying experience that embodies <strong>Indian warmth and hospitality, <\/strong>working closely with my colleagues at Air India and the Tata Group&#8217;s leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ILKER-AYCI-1024x576-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ILKER-AYCI-1024x576-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ILKER-AYCI-1024x576-1-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ILKER-AYCI-1024x576-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ILKER-AYCI-1024x576-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ILKER-AYCI-1024x576-1-750x422.jpeg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On January 27, nearly 69 years after it was taken from the company, the Tata Group took entire ownership of Air India from the government. Following a <strong>competitive bidding process<\/strong>, the government sold Air India to Talace Private Limited, a subsidiary of the Tata Group&#8217;s parent firm, for <strong>Rs 18,000 crore<\/strong> on October 8, last year. Ilker<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay Informed with us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Air India offered Ilker Ayci the CEO role, but he declined. 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