no, he's not going anywhere
https://www.theairlineobserver.com/p...where-american

"I suspect American's corporate communications team knows this rumor is percolating, because on Monday an American spokesperson went on record promising that Raja will return."Vasu is not leaving," Andrea Koos told me in a very short telephone interview. I asked some follow-up questions, but she declined to answer anything else on the record.

The way American initially communicated Raja’s absence is partially to blame for the rumors. At first, two sources told me, American told other executives that Raja was taking a “sabbatical,” which suggests a concrete leave of absence. Later, American changed its messaging, telling insiders (and reporters) that he would still be working remotely — just that he won’t be as plugged in as usual. Perhaps that should have been the message from the start."