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Coverage dated March 29, 2026

Air Canada CEO will retire this year after his English-only crash message was criticized - Boston News, Weather, Sports

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TORONTO (AP) — Air Canada announced Monday its CEO will retire later this year, after Michael Rousseau was criticized for his English-only message of condolence following this month’s

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  1. Insider

    Air Canada CEO quitting after English-only video after New York plane crash angers French speakers (opens Insider)

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    About 80% of people in Quebec are French-speaking and see the language as central to their identity. The CEO's video struck a long-simmering nerve.

  2. WHDH Boston

    Air Canada CEO will retire this year after his English-only crash message was criticized - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    TORONTO (AP) — Air Canada announced Monday its CEO will retire later this year, after Michael Rousseau was criticized for his English-only message of condolence following this month’s

  3. Seattle Times

    Air Canada CEO to step down amid backlash over comments after crash (opens Seattle Times)

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    Air Canada says its CEO, Michael Rousseau, plans to retire.

  4. NBC Chicago

    Air Canada CEO stepping down after backlash to LaGuardia Airport crash comments (opens NBC Chicago)

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    Michael Rousseau had faced criticism over an English-only condolence message after a deadly crash this month at New York’s LaGuardia Airport.

  5. Fortune

    Air Canada CEO to quit after furor over English-only message to families of LaGuardia crash victims (opens Fortune)

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    Michael Rousseau said he could not express himself adequately in French despite “many lessons over several years.”

  6. The Boston Globe

    Air Canada CEO to quit after furor about crash condolence video (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Michael Rousseau will retire by the end of the third quarter, Air Canada said in a statement.

  7. The Guardian

    Air Canada CEO to resign after backlash to video tribute of pilots killed in crash (opens The Guardian)

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    Michael Rousseau faced mockery for speaking English and not French while addressing fatal LaGuardia airport crash

  8. CBS News

    Air Canada CEO to step down after backlash over his English-only crash message (opens CBS News)

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    Air Canada will seek a new CEO with "the ability to communicate in French" after Rousseau's English-only condolence message about the deadly New York crash.

  9. WSVN Miami

    Air Canada CEO will retire this year after his English-only crash message was criticized - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    TORONTO (AP) — Air Canada announced Monday its CEO will retire later this year, after Michael Rousseau was criticized for his English-only message of condolence following this month’s

  10. FOX Business

    Air Canada CEO announces his retirement 1 week after deadly crash (opens FOX Business)

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    Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau will retire by end of Q3 2026 after facing criticism over an English-only condolence video following a fatal LaGuardia Airport crash.

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