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Air India is a member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), a grouping of more than 275 airlines worldwide.
"We support privatisation of Air India ... then the company has to be privatised in revised conditions to be able to compete effectively," de Juniac told PTI in an interview here.
As part of efforts to revive ailing Air India, the government is working out the modalities for its strategic disinvestment.
The flagship carrier's debt burden is more than Rs 50,000 crore.
While noting that there is strong competition in India, especially for long haul, the IATA Director General and CEO, said that Air India should have the right weapons to compete.
In the context of Air India, de Juniac said the "right process for privatisation" has to be chosen.
"There is no need for government to have any stake in its airline from my point of view," he said in response to a query on whether there should be a partial or complete stake sale in Air India.
For financial and other reasons, the privatisation process could also be done in two steps, Juniac had noted.
"It is possible. The final target should be complete privatisation even if the process is done in one or two steps," he said.
On the issue of overseas entities holding stakes in domestic carriers, de Juniac said that the IATA does not have a particular position on foreign ownership.
"We support privatisation of Air India ... then the company has to be privatised in revised conditions to be able to compete effectively," de Juniac told PTI in an interview here.
As part of efforts to revive ailing Air India, the government is working out the modalities for its strategic disinvestment.
The flagship carrier's debt burden is more than Rs 50,000 crore.
While noting that there is strong competition in India, especially for long haul, the IATA Director General and CEO, said that Air India should have the right weapons to compete.
In the context of Air India, de Juniac said the "right process for privatisation" has to be chosen.
"There is no need for government to have any stake in its airline from my point of view," he said in response to a query on whether there should be a partial or complete stake sale in Air India.
For financial and other reasons, the privatisation process could also be done in two steps, Juniac had noted.
"It is possible. The final target should be complete privatisation even if the process is done in one or two steps," he said.
On the issue of overseas entities holding stakes in domestic carriers, de Juniac said that the IATA does not have a particular position on foreign ownership.
