Pradeep Singh Kharola Appointed Executive Advisor to Air India Chairman

Exam-focused facts from the 26 June 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Pradeep Singh Kharola has been appointed as the executive advisor to the chairman of Air India.
He will serve as a full member of the management committee of Air India.
Kharola is a 1985-batch Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer.
He held the position of civil aviation secretary from February 2019 to September 2021.
He led the privatisation process of Air India, which resulted in the takeover of the airline by the Tata group in January 2022.