Tata Sons To Bring in TCS to Boost Newly Bought Air India Technically
Chakri Lokapriya, a chief investment officer of TCG Asset Management Co. in Mumbai, said: “Mukesh Ambani is in the forefront of creating new enterprises with new emerging technology.” “Creating large-scale enterprises at a rapid pace presents problems in execution, but he has shown his ability.”
Reliance’s history begins in the late 1960s, when Dhirubhai Ambani, a Yemeni petrol station attendant, began expanding his polyester firm into a massive empire. A succession conflict occurred between his two sons, Mukesh and Anil, 62 when he died of a stroke in 2002 without leaving a will, which was finally handled by the siblings’ mother, Kokilaben, in 2005.
“Did you know that, aside from India’s national carrier, TCS manages the IT systems and applications of the majority of other nations’ national carriers?” TCS will take over management of Air India’s IT and digital operations after the purchase is finalized, according to a Tata Group official.
TCS serves as the technology partner for Vistara, a joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, as well as managing Singapore Airlines’ IT and digital infrastructure.
TajSATS is a joint venture between the Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL), which is controlled by the Taj Group, and SATS Ltd, which provides ground management and culinary services.
According to the article, this would be part of the sweeping reforms that the Tata Group’s holding company would bring to Air India once control was transferred, beginning with a new board of directors.