Sanjiv Kapoor appointed as the CEO of Jet Airways

Jet Airways has appointed Sanjiv Kapoor as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the airline. Prior to this, he has served Vistara airlines as the Chief strategy and commercial officer. He was also the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Spicejet. Currently, Mr. Sanjiv Kapoor is the President of the Oberoi Hotels and Resorts group. After the announcement of his appointment, Mr. Kapoor said: “I am looking forward to getting back to aviation, an industry I am passionate about, with Jet Airways, one of the warmest, classiest and most loved brands to have graced Indian aviation. Even though Jet Airways has been out of operation for three years, it still has a large fan base of loyal customers who miss it every day and can’t wait for it to take to the skies again. Working together with a very strong team of experienced aviation professionals that is being put together by the Jalan-Kalrock Consortium, I look forward to leading the charge in rebuilding Jet Airways into the most preferred customer-oriented airline once again, a people-focused airline for the digital age.” Sanjiv Kapoor started his aviation career with Northwest airlines. Jet Airways went out of operations three years back due to increasing debt.