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Air Canada CEO to retire after backlash over English-only response to LaGuardia runway collision

Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau will retire by the end of Q3 2026 after intense criticism for issuing a predominantly English condolence following a Jazz flight's fatal runway collision at LaGuardia that killed two pilots. The board has begun a search that will prioritize French fluency in a successor.

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2026-03-30T05:16:33.014493-07:00
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Deep Dive: ITA Airways posts first net profit — is that profitability sustainable?

By AirInsight: ITA Airways, the successor to loss-making Alitalia since 2021 and partly owned by Lufthansa Group, reported the first net profit in its history in 2025 and the second year with a positive EBIT.

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2026-03-30T06:45:30.339470-07:00