{"id":8331,"date":"2026-03-30T21:42:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T21:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8331"},"modified":"2026-03-30T21:42:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T21:42:46","slug":"air-canada-ceo-steps-down-html","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8331","title":{"rendered":"Air Canada\u2019s C.E.O. to Step Down After Comments Over Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"site-content\">\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p aria-live=\"assertive\" class=\"css-1dv1kvn\">new video loaded: <!-- -->Air Canada\u2019s C.E.O. to Step Down After Comments Over Crash<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"video-header\">\n<div class=\"css-1g7y0i5 e1drnplw0\"><button tabindex=\"100\" class=\"css-1rtlxy\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"close\"><svg width=\"60\" height=\"60\" viewbox=\"0 0 60 60\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"30\" cy=\"30\" r=\"30\" fill=\"white\" fill-opacity=\"0.9\"\/><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M38.4844 20.1006L39.8986 21.5148L21.5138 39.8996L20.0996 38.4854L38.4844 20.1006Z\" fill=\"black\"\/><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M21.5156 20.1006L20.1014 21.5148L38.4862 39.8996L39.9004 38.4854L21.5156 20.1006Z\" fill=\"black\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"css-18ow4sz e1drnplw2\">\n<div aria-labelledby=\"modal-title\" role=\"region\">\n<header class=\"css-1bzlfz\">\n<p>transcript<\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"css-1igvuto\"><span>Back<\/span><\/button><\/header>\n<div class=\"css-uzyn7p\">\n<div class=\"css-1vxywau\">\n<p class=\"css-1nng8z9\">transcript<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-8p0vwh\">Air Canada\u2019s C.E.O. to Step Down After Comments Over Crash<\/h2>\n<h4 class=\"css-qsd3hm\">The chief executive of Air Canada, Michael Rousseau, has faced backlash over a video he released primarily in English over the crash at LaGuardia Airport. Canada has two official languages, French and English, and the video was criticized as dismissive of French-speaking Canadians.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<dl class=\"css-p98d0w\">\n<dt class=\"css-xx7kwh\"\/>\n<dd class=\"css-4gvq6l\">\n<p class=\"css-8hvvyd\">\u201cHello, bonjour. I\u2019m Michael Rousseau, president and C.E.O. of Air Canada. Today is a very somber day at Air Canada. I\u2019m here to provide information on an accident that occurred involving an Air Canada Express aircraft.\u201d \u201cCompanies like Air Canada particularly have a responsibility to always communicate in both official languages, regardless of the situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<header class=\"css-jgknzh\">\n<div class=\"css-1gn3fip\">\n<div class=\"css-p5izi2\">\n<div class=\"css-1h4tnhd\"><nyt-betamax class=\"css-j5i4vc\"><template shadowrootmode=\"open\" slotassignment=\"named\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/player-0.2.36-CnxAEwcy.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><\/template><nyt-betamax-cover><template shadowrootmode=\"open\" slotassignment=\"named\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/cover-0.2.36-eTrf0IGY.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><\/template><nyt-betamax-poster><template shadowrootmode=\"open\" slotassignment=\"named\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/poster-0.2.36-BdueiXaE.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><img alt=\"A man stands at a podium in front of an Air Canada airplane.\" data-testid=\"betamax-poster\"   fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"_poster_13tnt_20\"\/><\/template><\/nyt-betamax-poster><\/nyt-betamax-cover><nyt-betamax-overlay-controls><template shadowrootmode=\"open\" slotassignment=\"named\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/overlay-controls-0.2.36-DTyJF-yz.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/scrubber-0.2.36-allGBXvP.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><\/template><\/nyt-betamax-overlay-controls><nyt-betamax-ads><template shadowrootmode=\"open\" slotassignment=\"named\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/ads-0.2.36-C_YVzzUG.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><\/template><\/nyt-betamax-ads><\/nyt-betamax><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1msb6m0\"><span class=\"css-hple31\">The chief executive of Air Canada, Michael Rousseau, has faced backlash over a video he released primarily in English over the crash at LaGuardia Airport. Canada has two official languages, French and English, and the video was criticized as dismissive of French-speaking Canadians.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>By Cynthia Silva and Daniel Fetherston<\/p>\n<p>March 30, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>new video loaded: Air Canada\u2019s C.E.O. to Step Down After Comments Over Crash transcript Back transcript Air Canada\u2019s C.E.O. to Step Down After Comments Over Crash The chief executive of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":954,"featured_media":8332,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.5 - 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