Etihad Airways Appoints Christophe Didier as GM for Brazil

Etihad Airways has appointed Mr. Christophe Didier as General Manager for Brazil.

Christophe joins Etihad Airways from Delta Airlines where he held a number of senior sales positions in Latin and North America.

Prior to that, Christophe worked in senior sales and marketing roles at Air France where he started his aviation career in 1989.

Peter Baumgartner, Chief Commercial Officer of Etihad Airways, said, “Christophe brings to Etihad Airways more than 24 years of aviation and commercial management experience along with firsthand knowledge of the Latin American market. He has the right credentials to accelerate the growth of our business in Brazil ... Our Abu Dhabi-São Paulo services continue to enjoy strong demand from business and leisure travellers wishing to visit Brazil, the UAE and further afield to destinations across our fast-growing global network ... We are pleased that Christophe will lead our commercial operations in São Paulo as we enter the next phase of our development in the dynamic and exciting Brazilian market.”

Christophe will take up the new role on 13 January 2014, reporting to Geert W. Boven, Etihad Airways’ Senior Vice President Americas.

Etihad Airways currently offers 3,360 seats per week between Abu Dhabi and São Paulo.