GoAir appoints its new CCO

GoAir appoints its new CCO

GoAir, India’s smart fare airline today announced the appointment of Mr. Birender Ahluwalia as GoAir’s new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). As the new CCO, Mr. Ahluwalia would focus his efforts on looking after all aspects of network planning, pricing, revenue management, aircraft scheduling, distribution, pricing in addition to sales and marketing functions.

Mr. Jeh Wadia, Managing Director, GoAir said, “I am delighted to announce Vicky’s (Mr. Ahluwalia’s) appointment as GoAir’s new CCO and am confident his appointment will accentuate our commitment to build a strong senior management team to carry forward our vision of making GoAir the most preferred airline in the country. I look forward to working with him closely, as we exploit new market opportunities and capitalise on the strong momentum already evident in the business.”

Mr. Ahluwalia started his professional career as a Branch Executive for Aristocrat Marketing Ltd. Bombay. He brings with him sixteen years of leadership experience in Service Management, Marketing, Sales and Supply Chain Management and was Chief Field Services Officer and a member of the Executive Committee with Tata Sky Ltd. before joining GoAir. He has worked with companies like Federal Express Corporation, HDFC Bank Ltd and Blue Dart Express among others. Mr. Ahluwalia has undertaken numerous innovative projects that include development and execution of the long term Business Plan for FedEx in 64 countries in Middle East, the Indian Subcontinent and Africa.

GoAir recently completed one year of operations and has flown over 1.5 million passengers since commencement of flights on November 4th 2005. GoAir has consistently been the pioneering innovator with its offers to passengers and has successfully commoditised air travel in the low fare segment. With over 4.8% market share GoAir has grown and shown its commitment to provide safe, on-time, and comfortable air travel to passengers. GoAir’s entire fleet is CAT III compliant and is equipped with the required engineering support to operate under heavy fog conditions.

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