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Vasu Raja Is Out

A week after an American spokesperson said "Vasu is not leaving," the embattled chief commercial officer is departing the airline.

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Brian Sumers
May 29, 2024
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Dear readers,

Vasu Raja — who clearly confused many of you with his contrarian (and, thus far, mostly wrong) bets on industry trends — got the boot on Tuesday, with a three-paragraph release announcing he is leaving American as chief commercial officer.

A couple of knowledgeable sources quickly flagged two unusual parts of the very short press release. Fi…

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