Rajiv Bansal appointed as CMD of Air India, replaces Ashwani Lohani

New Delhi : The government on Wednesday appointed IAS officer Rajiv Bansal as the Chairman and Managing Director of national passenger carrier Air India.

Bansal, who holds the position of Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser at Ministry of petroleum will be the interim CMD of Air India for 3 months or until further orders, a circular by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet said.

He has replaced Ashwani Lohani who was appointed Chairman of Railway Board on Wednesday morning.