Etihad's Martin Drew now chief strategy and transformation officer for Atlas Air

News that Martin Drew, former Etihad executive, has joined Atlas Air has taken the market by surprise.

Mr Drew decided to leave Etihad in June, as reported exclusively by The Loadstar, believed to be for personal reasons. However, restructuring in Abu Dhabi last year appears to have triggered several management changes, both at the airline and the airport.

Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund, ADQ, was given full ownership of Etihad in October, although cargo, training and handling was moved into ADQ earlier ...