Airlines
James Hogan To Step Down as Etihad CEO
Move comes as part of a “controlled restructuring.”
Etihad Aviation Group CEO James Hogan (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-ND) by BreakingTravelNews)
Etihad Aviation Group CEO James Hogan (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-ND) by BreakingTravelNews)

Etihad Aviation Group confirmed Tuesday that CEO James Hogan and CFO James Rigney will leave the company in the second half of the year. Hogan, a high-profile industry figure and long-time fixture as head of Etihad, prepares to leave as financial difficulties at several of the airlines in which the company holds large stakes weigh on the profitability of the Abu-Dhabi based carrier. In a statement, Etihad said the Board and Hogan began the “transition process” last year with the formation in May of the Etihad Aviation Group, which now serves as the parent company of Etihad Airways.