Rousseau, 68, will retire by the end of the third quarter, Air Canada said in a statement on Monday morning. An Air Canada Express jet flew from Montreal to New York on March 22 and, after landing, collided with an airport fire truck, killing both pilots. Rousseau made a video statement in which he expressed his “deepest sorrow for everyone affected”. “We proudly live in a bilingual country and companies like Air Canada particularly have a responsibility to always communicate in both official languages, regardless of the situation,” Carney told reporters. Air Canada said the board has been working on succession planning for more than two years, and that in January it started an external global search.

Source: The Edge Markets March 30, 2026 13:57 UTC