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Air Canada said its CEO Michael Rousseau will retire by the end of the third quarter after his English-only condolence message for the LaGuardia crash drew widespread criticism and complaints to Canada’s language authorities, with Quebec leaders calling for a bilingual successor and underscoring tensions around language policy in the province.
Air Canada will search for a new CEO fluent in French after Michael Rousseau said he will retire by September, following backlash to an English-only condolence message for a fatal crash at New York's LaGuardia, highlighting Canada’s bilingual service obligations and prompting scrutiny from officials.
An Air Canada Express flight attendant who survived the LaGuardia runway collision is hospitalized with two open-leg fractures requiring surgeries and a possible spine injury, per her daughter. A GoFundMe has raised over $133,000 as the family awaits further procedures and recovery. The March 22 crash killed the two pilots and injured many others, with investigators from the NTSB continuing to probe the incident.
Air Canada says CEO Michael Rousseau will retire by Q3 2026 after a public backlash over a four-minute condolence video in which he spoke only two French words about pilots killed in a LaGuardia crash; critics, including political leaders, argued the unilingual message violated Canada's bilingual obligations, prompting calls for his resignation, while Rousseau apologized and pledged to improve his French.
Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau will retire after an English-only condolence video for a LaGuardia crash drew a swift rebuke from Prime Minister Carney; the airline says its next leader must be bilingual, highlighting Canada’s language debate and the federal expectation that Air Canada reflect its official bilingual status, with the incident fueling tensions over French-language rights in Quebec and beyond.
Air Canada's chief will retire this year after criticism of an English-only message, highlighting Canadian expectations that companies communicate in both official languages.
Air Canada said CEO Michael Rousseau will retire by the end of the company’s fiscal third quarter, following criticism of a condolence message delivered mostly in English after a fatal LaGuardia runway crash. The airline will search for a successor with strong French-language skills, reflecting Canada’s bilingual framework and the airline’s need to emphasize bilingual leadership.
A flight attendant on an Air Canada Jazz flight survived a LaGuardia runway crash that killed two pilots, but faces a long recovery after severe injuries including two shattered legs, a fractured spine, and extensive skin damage that required surgeries; her daughter started a GoFundMe raising nearly $140,000 toward a $160,000 goal for rehabilitation, as the National Transportation Safety Board investigates the incident.
Air Canada’s CEO apologizes after a condolence note for Air Canada Jazz pilot Antoine Forest—who died in a LaGuardia collision—was sent only in English, triggering backlash over Canada’s bilingual norms.
Investigators say a safety system failed to prevent a deadly collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck on a LaGuardia runway, prompting a review of surface-movement safety technology and procedures.
Canada's prime minister criticized Air Canada's condolences issued only in English, saying companies have a responsibility to communicate in both official languages and to show compassion.
A Jazz Aviation-operated Air Canada Express regional jet collided with a Port Authority fire truck on LaGuardia Airport's runway late Sunday, killing at least two people. The Montréal-originating flight carried 72 passengers and four crew, and NTSB investigators are examining the wreckage to determine the cause as the investigation unfolds.
Two Air Canada Express pilots, Capt. Antoine Forest and First Officer Mackenzie Gunther, were killed after their plane collided with a fire truck on a LaGuardia runway while landing from Montreal; 39 others were injured. Investigators say the runway warning system did not activate and that air traffic control cleared the fire vehicle to cross the runway before instructing it to stop, with the aircraft hitting the vehicle at about 100 mph. The NTSB and FAA launched investigations, and both pilots were described as young and early in their careers.
The cockpit voice recorder from an Air Canada Express jet captured a runway clearance error at LaGuardia: air traffic control cleared both the plane and an emergency vehicle to use the same runway, a miscommunication the tower did not recognize, leading to a deadly collision that killed two pilots and injured others; the NTSB is investigating.
An Air Canada regional jet struck a Port Authority fire truck on the runway while landing at LaGuardia Airport, killing the two pilots and injuring dozens aboard as investigators from the NTSB examine debris and communications; the runway may remain closed for days as the investigation continues.