Tata-owned Air India has appointed Captain Manish Uppal as Head of Flight Operations. According to an announcement issued on Tuesday, Uppal, who is currently the Head of Operations at Air Asia India, will assume the role of Head of Flight Operations (Designate) at Air India Limited with immediate effect. “In his new role, he will be reporting to the Chief of Operations, Capt. R S Sandhu,” the statement said.

“Manish is a trained airline transport pilot with over 19 years of experience in training fleets, piloting commercial flights, and managing airline operations. He is a DGCA approved TRI (A) and Designated Examiner on A 320,” the statement continued.

Previously Captain Manish Uppal held the positions of Accountable Manager and Head of Operations, Director of Training Standards at Air Asia India.

Source: Local Media
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