Air India management meet to discuss controversy over appointments

Top members of the Air India management are meeting in Mumbai today in the backdrop of controversy surrounding some of the key appointments in the company recently, sources said.

"A meeting of top management, including some Board members who are based in Mumbai, has been convened this evening. It is likely to discuss some of the key appointments, which have come under question following independent directors objecting to them and meeting with the PMO officials over the issue," airline sources said.

However, independent directors on Air India Board, who are understood to have objected to some of these appointments, would not be attending this meeting, the sources said.

Air India recently made appointments to three key posts in the company, which include Captain Pavan Arora as chief operating officer for Air India Express, Stefan Sukumar as chief traning officer and Kamaljit Rattan as chief information officer, at high-pay packages.