Summary
Air Canada announced that its CEO, Michael Rousseau, will retire later this year following criticism of his English-only condolence message after a deadly crash. The crash involved an Air Canada Jazz flight from Montreal to New York, which collided with a fire truck, resulting in two deaths. The incident raised concerns about Rousseau's ability to address the French-speaking community, as the airline is based in French-speaking Quebec.
Key Facts
- Air Canada's CEO, Michael Rousseau, will retire by the end of the third quarter.
- The announcement follows criticism over an English-only condolence message after a fatal crash.
- The crash happened at LaGuardia Airport, involving an Air Canada Jazz flight.
- Two pilots, Antoine Forest and Mackenzie Gunther, died in the crash.
- Forest was a French-speaking resident of Quebec.
- Air Canada is based in Montreal, Quebec, a predominantly French-speaking province.
- Rousseau had faced criticism before for not speaking French.
- Canada has two official languages: English and French.
