OTTAWA — Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau recorded a video last week to express condolences after a deadly crash in New York involving one of the airline’s flights. But the top executive of Canada’s national airline spoke almost entirely in English, prompting outcry and a swift rebuke — including from Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Facing calls for his resignation, the Montreal-based executive announced Monday that he will soon retire. The airline said he’ll be replaced with someone with “the ability to communicate in French.”
