Air Canada’s CEO Michael Rousseau to retire after days of resignation calls | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size Air Canada has announced that CEO Michael Rousseau will retire by the end of this year’s third quarter on Monday morning. The news comes after backlash from political leaders last week over Rousseau’s English-only video condolences after the deadly Air Canada crash at LaGuardia Airport that […]
Bodies of pilots who died in collision at N.Y. airport are repatriated to Canada | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The bodies of the two Air Canada pilots who died in a collision on a runway at LaGuardia Airport on Sunday have returned to Canada. Pilots carried the casket of Jazz Aviation first officer Mackenzie Gunther off a plane at the Ottawa International Airport on Thursday afternoon. Capt. Antoine Forest’s body was then flown […]
Carney condemns Air Canada CEO’s English-only statement following crash | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Prime Minister Mark Carney is criticizing Air Canada president and CEO Michael Rousseau for making an English-only statement of condolences following the deadly Sunday night crash of one of the airline’s planes at LaGuardia Airport. One of the pilots killed in that crash was from Quebec. “I’m very disappointed, as others are — rightly […]
More air traffic controllers retiring than new ones being hired: expert – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] An aviation expert says Canada is losing more air traffic controllers to retirement than it is hiring, despite efforts to ramp up recruitment. John Gradek, a faculty lecturer with McGill University’s aviation management program, said Canada is short about 1,500 air traffic controllers, and 150 more retire each year. “So guess what? You’re not […]
Air Canada crash: Quebec hometown mourns pilot Antoine Forest | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The death of Air Canada Jazz pilot Antoine Forest, who perished when his plane collided with an emergency vehicle at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on Sunday, has sparked an outpouring of sympathy in his hometown southwest of Montreal. Since late Monday, many citizens have been calling city hall in Coteau-du-Lac to offer their condolences […]
The 2 pilots killed in Air Canada LaGuardia Airport crash now identified | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size The two Air Canada pilots killed in a deadly crash after their plane collided with a firetruck at LaGuardia Airport on Sunday night have been identified as Antoine Forest and Mackenzie Gunther. Forest was identified through a Facebook post from the city of Coteau-du-Lac, a community […]