Etihad commercial chief Arik De leaves with immediate effect
Etihad’s revenue and commercial chief has confirmed his departure. No successor has been announced, and the report identifies no changes to flights, fares or loyalty benefits.
Etihad Chief Revenue & Commercial Officer Arik De has left the airline with immediate effect, according to reporting by Ben Schlappig. De confirmed his departure on LinkedIn, and Etihad removed his profile from its leadership page. No successor has been announced.
De became chief revenue officer in December 2022 and added the commercial portfolio in December 2023. His previous employers include WestJet and TAP Air Portugal. In his farewell post, he credited colleagues with Etihad’s transformation and said annual revenue had grown from roughly US$3 billion to nearly US$10 billion; those figures represent his account, rather than independently verified financial results in the report.
His tenure has attracted controversy. Schlappig cited criticism from unnamed contacts about De’s workplace leadership and revisited earlier allegations concerning an online alter ego. The supplied account does not substantiate misconduct or establish a connection between those claims and his departure. It also does not establish whether De resigned or was dismissed.
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