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Air Canada CEO Quits After Furor Over Crash Condolence Video

Michael Rousseau

Photographer: Christinne Muschi/Bloomberg

Air Canada Chief Executive Officer Michael Rousseau is stepping down after he caused a public-relations disaster with a video about the deadly runway collision at LaGuardia Airport in New York.

Rousseau, 68, will retire by the end of the third quarter, Air Canada said in a statementBloomberg Terminal Monday morning.