Bangladesh, Nov. 11 -- Kunduvara recently left Garuda after holding the post for a little over a year. In a social media post, he said his tenure had been relatively brief but coincided with an important period in the airline's transformation.

Before Garuda, he spent more than two decades at Singapore Airlines, which co-owns Air India with the Tata Group.

If appointed, Kunduvara will join as the Indian carrier works to repair its finances. Air India posted a loss of more than INR 220 billion last fiscal year and is seeking INR 100 billion, equivalent to USD 1.1 billion, in funding from its owners.

The turnaround is being led by newly appointed Chief Executive Officer Tewolde Gebremariam, who previously headed Ethiopian Airlines Group....