He is the principal shareholder, chairman, and managing director of SpiceJet, a low-cost airline with headquarters in Gurugram, Haryana.
Since taking over in 2015, the airline has reported 18 quarters of profit and the highest passenger load factor (occupancy) for over five consecutive years.
[4] The mega order was acknowledged by the then US President Donald Trump who said it would help create tens of thousands of jobs in the United States.
In January 2019, he became the first Indian to chair the Aviation, Travel and Tourism (ATT) Governor's Meeting at the World Economic Forum, Davos.
[11] He was responsible for the turnaround of the loss-making Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and the national television broadcast network, Doordarshan.
In 1996, he served on the Board of DTC and unveiled a strategic plan to revamp the public transport operator, resulting in its spectacular revival in less than three years.
[citation needed] He played a key role in reducing the cost of mobile calls and revolutionising the telecom and IT industries in India.