Air Canada CEO retiring following outrage over his English-language apology video for crash

CEO Michael Rousseau caused outrage when he only spoke English — and not French — in his condolence video about the recent plane crash at LaGuardia Airport

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Air Canada's CEO announced he'll retire after he received intense backlash for recording a condolence video in English — and not French — about the plane crash that killed two pilots last week at New York's LaGuardia Airport.

CEO Michael Rousseau, 68, will depart the company by the end of the third quarter of 2026, Air Canada said in a statement Monday morning.

"We are grateful for the determined leadership he has provided not only in steering our company through the 2007-2008 financial crisis, COVID and other challenges, but also in........

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