{"id":66162,"date":"2024-07-14T13:40:25","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T08:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=66162"},"modified":"2024-07-27T15:05:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-27T09:35:47","slug":"vistara-ceo-to-join-singapore-airlines-after-merger-with-air-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/14\/vistara-ceo-to-join-singapore-airlines-after-merger-with-air-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Vistara CEO Kannan Likely to Join Singapore Airlines After Merger with Air India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>GURUGRAM-<\/strong> As Tata Group back<a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Air+India\"> Air India (AI) <\/a>is set to integrate <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Vistara\">Vistara (UK)<\/a> under its brand, the CEO Vinod Kannan is likely to head back to its former employer, Singapore Airlines (SQ).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The former Air India employee and Aviation expert, Sanjay Lazar has shed some light on the organizational structure of Air India Group post-merger. Remember that Singapore Airlines will hold a 25.1 percent stake after a merger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vht9e4zr-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Air India Vistara Merger Gets Green Light from Singapore\" class=\"wp-image-57973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vht9e4zr-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vht9e4zr-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vht9e4zr-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vht9e4zr-750x422.png 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vht9e4zr-1140x641.png 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vht9e4zr.png 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Siddh Dhuri | MumbaiPlanes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-vistara-ceo-joining-singapore-airlines\">Vistara CEO Joining Singapore Airlines?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the <em>TOI <\/em>article, Vinod Kannan who is currently overseeing the AI-UK merger has not received any management-level position in Air India Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The organization chart shown by Mr.Lazar on X (formerly X) reveals that the majority of positions after the merger will be held by Top Air India brass. So it&#8217;s more likely that key personnel in Vistara will either leave the airline or hold responsibility at the lower management level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Air India issues Organisational chart  for various departments &amp; the Airline as a whole.<br>The start of a new era for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/vistara?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#vistara<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/airindia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#airindia<\/a> soon <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/avgeeks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#avgeeks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/aviation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#aviation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l0rs9UlIZt\">pic.twitter.com\/l0rs9UlIZt<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sanjay Lazar (@sjlazars) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sjlazars\/status\/1812067528186777872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Vinod Kannan has an astonishing career in the aviation industry as he has been in the same sector for more than 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Kannan got his first job at <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Singapore+Airlines\">Singapore Airlines (SIA)<\/a> as a Direct Marketing Executive and later held multiple manager-level positions including Manager of Eastern India for SIA. After working with SIA for more than 15 years, in 2016 he was named the Vice President of SIA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to his exceptional performance and strong acumen, he was named the CEO of Scoot (TR), the low-cost subsidiary of SIA Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Vistara-CEO-Vinod-Kannan-1024x536.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Vistara-CEO-Vinod-Kannan-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Vistara-CEO-Vinod-Kannan-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Vistara-CEO-Vinod-Kannan-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Vistara-CEO-Vinod-Kannan-150x79.png 150w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Vistara-CEO-Vinod-Kannan-750x393.png 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Vistara-CEO-Vinod-Kannan-1140x597.png 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Vistara-CEO-Vinod-Kannan.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Compounded by Aviation A2Z | Source: Harsh Tekriwal, Mint and Others<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He was then given the duty to Join SIA&#8217;s joint venture entity with Tata, Vistara Airlines as Chief Strategy Officer. He became the CEO of Vistara in Jan 2022 when Tata overtook Air India from the Government of India. Since then he has been with Vistara and has made remarkable progress. He is now in charge of the group that is handling Vistara integration or merger with AI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sources told <em>TOI <\/em>that Kannan will head back to SIA and will likely hold a senior-level position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Air India Express (IX) and AIX Connect (formerly AirAsia India) have almost concluded integration smoothly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Air-India-New-First-and-Business-Class-89-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Air India is currently awaiting approval from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for the merger of Vistara into its operations.\" class=\"wp-image-38126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Air-India-New-First-and-Business-Class-89-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Air-India-New-First-and-Business-Class-89-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Air-India-New-First-and-Business-Class-89-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Air-India-New-First-and-Business-Class-89-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Air-India-New-First-and-Business-Class-89-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Air-India-New-First-and-Business-Class-89-1140x641.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Air-India-New-First-and-Business-Class-89.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Harsh Tekriwal AvgeekwithLens, Go Follow him on its social media<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-farewell-to-india-s-best-premium-carrier\">Farewell to India&#8217;s Best Premium Carrier<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Vistara has won multiple awards and the hearts of its passengers with its superior service and hospitality. Tata SIA carrier which started its operation in 2015, just 9 years ago has reached a height that other airlines failed to do in decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, Air India which has been a full-service carrier has failed due to poor standards and old planes. Despite Tata&#8217;s takeover, the long-haul flight is frequently facing backlash from passengers for poor cabin interiors and service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Air India has now a monopoly on the majority of non-stop flights from India to Europe and North America, where the airline despite charging a hefty fare has failed to live up to the exceptions of its occupants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Passengers are a little unhappy with Vistara&#8217;s integration into AI. Also, Vistara has a better Brand value in India and nearby countries where it operates than Air India. But Air India is a global name and that is the main reason Tata is keeping Air India and bidding Farewell to Vistara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Air India A350 | The New Air India Experience\" width=\"729\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z7QFreBPHmg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, the Jet Airways downfall helped Vistara to become a bigger brand but the question arises whether Air India will be able to get as better as Vistara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Air India will need to quickly improve its standards and quickly refurbish the old planes with new interiors. AI has already taken remarkable steps including rebranding, new flagship planes, and refurbishment of its fleet. These steps will take a few years to get results and I am sure Air India will become a better carrier by the end of this decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Until then we will have to experience a low-cost service from<a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=IndiGo\"> IndiGo (6E)<\/a>, SpiceJet (SG), Akasa Air (QP), and slightly better service on Air India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/s\/aviationa2z\" rel=\"nofollow\">Telegram Group\u00a0<\/a>for the Latest Aviation Updates. Subsequently, follow us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMPLdrgsw_-jGAw?hl=en-IN&amp;gl=IN&amp;ceid=IN%3Aen\">Google News<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-aviation-a-2-z wp-block-embed-aviation-a-2-z\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"jBM3a9F2a7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/27\/vistara-free-wi-fi-on-international-flights\/\">Vistara Announces Free Wi-Fi to Passengers on Some International Flights<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Vistara Announces Free Wi-Fi to Passengers on Some International Flights&#8221; &#8212; Aviation A2Z\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/27\/vistara-free-wi-fi-on-international-flights\/embed\/#?secret=fqmPzvuCtI#?secret=jBM3a9F2a7\" data-secret=\"jBM3a9F2a7\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Air India to integrate Vistara (UK) under its brand, CEO Vinod Kannan is likely to head back to its former employer, Singapore Airlines<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26382,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8470,399,6761,8472],"tags":[82,8088,8090,23017,23016,8091,1315,519,419,7581,7580,4315,877,879,24412,20622],"class_list":{"0":"post-66162","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-air-india","8":"category-featured","9":"category-news","10":"category-vistara","11":"tag-air-india","12":"tag-air-india-merger-with-vistara","13":"tag-air-india-vistara","14":"tag-air-india-vistara-merger","15":"tag-air-india-vistara-merger-approved","16":"tag-air-india-vistara-merger-news","17":"tag-air-vistara-2","18":"tag-singapore-airlines","19":"tag-vinod-kannan","20":"tag-vinod-kannan-ceo-of-vistara","21":"tag-vistara-air-india-merger","22":"tag-vistara-airline","23":"tag-vistara-airlines","24":"tag-vistara-ceo","25":"tag-vistara-ceo-to-join-singapore-airlines","26":"tag-vistara-ceo-vinod-kannan"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66162"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67375,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66162\/revisions\/67375"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}