He will be replacing Rohit Nandan, whose extended tenure ends tomorrow.
The Appointments Committee of Cabinet has approved appointment of Lohani, a 1980 batch Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer, as CMD, Air India Ltd for a tenure of three years, an order issued by Department of Personnel and Training said.
He is presently working as Managing Director of Madhya Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation in Bhopal.