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title: "Ex-Ethiopian Airlines CEO Appointed to Air India Amid PIA CEO Search"
description: "Most outlets reported that Tewolde Gebremariam, former Ethiopian Airlines CEO, was appointed as Air India's CEO, noting that he was considered for the PIA role. One outlet framed the appointment as a choice to join Air India instead of PIA, while another highlighted the ongoing search for a PIA CEO as context. Both excerpts confirmed the appointment and the connection to Pakistan's airline leadership process."
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# Ex-Ethiopian Airlines CEO Appointed to Air India Amid PIA CEO Search

business · latest filing 5 Aug 2026, 10:19 PM PKT · 5 Aug 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported that Tewolde Gebremariam, former Ethiopian Airlines CEO, was appointed as Air India's CEO, noting that he was considered for the PIA role. One outlet framed the appointment as a choice to join Air India instead of PIA, while another highlighted the ongoing search for a PIA CEO as context. Both excerpts confirmed the appointment and the connection to Pakistan's airline leadership process.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Pakistan Observer** — [Air India picks ex-Ethiopian Airlines Boss as PIA CEO search continues](https://pakobserver.net/air-india-picks-ex-ethiopian-airlines-boss-as-pia-ceo-search-continues/) · 5 Aug 2026, 10:19 PM PKT
  > ISLAMABAD – Aviation expert Tewolde Gebremariam got the CEO role, but not at Pakistan International Airlines PIA after ending weeks…
- **ProPakistani** — [Ex-Ethiopian Airline Chairman Chooses Air India Over PIA](https://propakistani.pk/2026/08/05/ex-ethiopian-airline-chairman-chooses-air-india-over-pia/) · 5 Aug 2026, 9:11 PM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Former Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Tewolde Gebremariam has been appointed Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Air India, weeks… Read More The post Ex-Ethiopian Airline Chairman Chooses Air India Over PIA appeared first on ProPakistani.

2 articles from 2 outlets, 5 Aug 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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