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Amit Singh Air Asia India flight ops director, Sampath engineering head

Low cost carrier airline AirAsia, run by flambuoyant Tony Fernandes which is expected to launch its domestic operations by year end, on Wednesday announced two more key appointments — director of flight operations and head of engineering — for AirAsia India.

'We are proud to have Amit Singh as director of flight operations and G Sampath as head of engineering on board.AirAsia India will definitely benefit from their wealth of expertise and experience,' AirAsia India chief executive Mittu Chandilya said in a release here on Wednesday.

Prior to his present assignment, Singh has served carriers like Air India, IndiGo and Singapore's Scoot Air and carries with him 20 year of industry experience with the last seven years in developing and managing budget airlines, AirAsia said.
Amit Singh was actively involved in the launch of another lowcost airline  IndiGo in 2006 and elevated to the position of chief pilot (training) as well.

The newly appointed engineering head Sampath has been associated with Hindustan Aeronautics, Jet Airways, Honeywell Aerospace and Go Airlines in different capacities, the release added.Earlier this month, AirAsia had named Vijay Gopalan as the chief financial officer for AirAsia India.
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