Air Canada Flight 8646 departed from Montreal and collided with a fire truck upon landing at LaGuardia airport on March 22, killing two pilots — first officer Mackenzie Gunther and Capt. WATCH | Air Canada CEO to retire later this year, airline says: Air Canada says CEO will retire this year | Duration 1:42 Air ‌Canada CEO Michael Rousseau will retire by the end of the third quarter, after nearly ⁠two ⁠decades ‌with the airline, the company said on Monday. CBC News has reached out both to Air Canada and to the Senate committee to see if Rousseau plans to appear. It's "essential" that the next CEO of Air Canada be bilingual, the prime minister told reporters. Next CEO will have to speak French, says analystIt wasn't the first time that Rousseau came under fire for not speaking French.


Source:   CBC News
March 30, 2026 20:02 UTC