{"id":149227,"date":"2026-07-28T20:34:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T15:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=149227"},"modified":"2026-07-28T20:12:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T14:42:00","slug":"air-canada-ceo-salary-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/28\/air-canada-ceo-salary-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Canada CEO Salary in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Air Canada (AC)<\/a> remains Canada’s largest airline and one of North America’s leading full-service carriers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Operating an extensive domestic, transborder and international network from its hubs in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, Air Canada continues to strengthen its position through fleet renewal, premium product enhancements and global alliance partnerships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the 2025 financial year, Air Canada reported record operating revenues of CA$22.4 billion, high operating income and continued shareholder returns despite industry-wide cost pressures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading the airline through most of 2026 was President and CEO Michael Rousseau, who announced his retirement effective during the third quarter of 2026 after nearly two decades with the airline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Who is Air Canada CEO, Michael Rousseau?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Michael Rousseau became President and Chief Executive Officer of Air Canada in February 2021 after previously serving as the airline’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Before joining Air Canada in 2007, he held senior executive positions with Hudson’s Bay Company and several major Canadian corporations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During his tenure as CEO, Rousseau oversaw:<\/p>\n\n\n\n