Is the Sky Falling, or Just the Legacy? A Satirical Inquisition into Air India’s Meltdown
Who Called for Takeoff When Ground Reality Was Screaming Mayday?
Is it normal for a chairman to cancel calendar invites and commandeer cockpits?
Wasn’t delegation the whole point of having a CEO?
When did “board oversight” become “board overflight”?
If Air India was being modernised, why does it still crash like it’s stuck in 1985?
Is N Chandrasekaran flying the airline or firefighting the brand?
Can a corporate suit double as a black box decoder?
Is Campbell Wilson the CEO or Just Another Frequent Flyer?
Can you really lead from 35,000 feet en route to Paris while the fuselage is on fire in Ahmedabad?
Is meeting departmental heads the new form of cockpit voice recording analysis?
When Wilson says “we’re reviewing safety,” is that HR speak for “we’re reviewing our lawyers”?
Is the CEO in charge of the DGCA relationship, or just another air traffic statistic?
Does anyone know if contingency planning includes ejector seats for PR disasters?
Do Crashes Build Character—or Just a Chairperson’s Calendar?
Why is a trust being considered now—wasn’t “trust” the original brand promise?
Is ₹1 crore per life a tribute or a transaction?
Do families need condolences or committees?
Would a separate trust for foreign nationals suggest equal grief, but unequal paperwork?
When the public is mourning, should leadership still be calculating?
Turbulence or Tradition: Are the Tatas Following a Playbook or Playing God?
Did J.R.D. Tata also schedule board meetings inside burning furnaces?
Was Ratan Tata’s response to 26/11 more human than headline management?
Is crisis leadership a badge of honour, or an indictment of failed systems?
When the chairman becomes the COO, does the CEO become a glorified executive assistant?
Should Tata write a manual: “How to Lead When Everything Explodes (Again)”?
Is Morale a KPI or Just a Buzzword?
Can you restore employee morale with internal memos and catered lunch?
Do ground staff feel grounded or buried?
Is consumer confidence something you rebuild, or something you announce?
Can public scrutiny be turned off like an in-flight entertainment screen?
If your best people are fleeing, do you call it attrition or air evacuation?
Will Air India Rise from the Ashes—or Just Rebrand the Wreckage?
Are we witnessing the rebirth of a national carrier or the post-mortem of a corporate ego?
Can culture be rebuilt if every runway ends in rerun?
Is the Air India story a phoenix tale or a paper plane myth?
When the dust settles, will we remember the reforms—or just the obituary?
And finally—can a crash really teach an airline to fly?
Because when answers are missing, isn’t it better to question everything?