March 30, 2026
Air Canada Announces Retirement of CEO Days After Language Controversy
Air Canada’s board of directors announced that Michael Rousseau will be retiring as CEO later this year, a week after he faced controversy over issuing an English-only condolence message following the deaths of two pilots in New York. “It has been my great honour to work with the dedicated and talented people of Air Canada […]
TL;DR
- Michael Rousseau will retire as CEO of Air Canada later this year.
- His retirement follows a controversy over an English-only condolence message.
- Rousseau joined Air Canada in 2007 and became CEO in 2021.
- He will continue as CEO until the third quarter of 2026.
- The board praised his nearly two decades of strong leadership.
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