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Partha Ghosh moves closer to cockpit as Air India adviser to the ceo
Veteran communicator to advise ceo in airline’s transformation
GURGAON: Partha Ghosh is changing seats but staying on the flight deck. The global head of communications at Air India Limited has moved into a new role as adviser to the ceo, reporting directly to Campbell Wilson, as the carrier presses ahead with one of aviation’s most closely watched turnarounds.
The shift follows a bruising yet formative 2 years and 9 months overseeing communications during Air India’s high-speed overhaul under Tata ownership. Ghosh credits a resilient team and frank stakeholder engagement for steadying the narrative through turbulence, from fleet orders to service revamps. He has handed the corporate communications baton to Senjam Raj Sekhar, wishing the team well for its “next chapter”.
Few advisers arrive with a newsroom spine. Ghosh brings three decades in media and corporate communications, including a long run at Samsung Electronics leading corporate communications and csr across India and Southwest Asia.
Before crossing to the corporate side, he cut his teeth in journalism at The Economic Times, where he served as senior editor, launched editions, built verticals and interviewed heavyweights including PM Narendra Modi and Pranab Mukherjee. Stints at Business Standard, Hindu Business Line, The Telegraph and India Today Group rounded out a career that mixed reporting grit with editorial leadership.
For Air India, the appointment signals a premium on strategy and judgement as much as messaging. For Ghosh, it is a return to what seasoned editors do best—advising the person in charge when the stakes are high and the clock is ticking.
The journey, as he puts it, continues. In aviation and reputation alike, altitude is never held for long; it is constantly won.
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Sapphire Foods FY26 revenue rises to Rs 3,125 crore, posts loss
Q4 revenue at Rs 792 crore, FY26 loss at Rs 32 crore amid cost pressures.
MUMBAI: If growth is on the menu, profitability seems to have taken a brief detour. Sapphire Foods India reported a steady rise in topline for FY26, even as rising costs weighed on profitability. Revenue from operations grew to Rs 3,125 crore for the year ended March 31, 2026, up from Rs 2,882 crore in FY25. However, the company swung to a loss, reporting a net loss of Rs 32 crore for FY26, compared to a profit of Rs 17 crore in the previous year. Total income for the year stood at Rs 3,153 crore, while total expenses climbed to Rs 3,167 crore, reflecting pressure across key cost heads.
In the March quarter, revenue came in at Rs 792 crore, compared to Rs 711 crore in the same period last year. The company reported a quarterly net loss of Rs 13 crore, against a profit of Rs 2 crore a year earlier.
Cost pressures remained visible across operations. Material costs rose to Rs 995 crore for FY26, while employee expenses increased to Rs 428 crore. Other expenses, the largest component, stood at Rs 1,229 crore, underscoring the impact of store operations and expansion-related spends.
Depreciation and amortisation expenses also climbed to Rs 392 crore for the year, reflecting continued investments in store infrastructure and growth.
At the operating level, the company reported a loss before tax of Rs 37 crore for FY26, compared to a profit of Rs 23 crore in FY25. Exceptional items added Rs 24 crore to the cost burden during the year.
On the balance sheet, total assets rose to Rs 3,256 crore as of March 31, 2026, up from Rs 3,041 crore a year earlier, indicating ongoing expansion. Net worth stood at Rs 1,389 crore.
Despite profitability pressures, operating cash flow remained resilient at Rs 507 crore, highlighting underlying business strength and demand stability.
The numbers paint a familiar picture in the quick-service restaurant space, growth continues to be served hot, but margins are still finding their footing.
