Air Canada has removed an in-flight service director from duty and opened an investigation after a report alleged that he had posted antisemitic content and material promoting violence on social media.
The development comes as the Canadian carrier prepares to resume flights to Israel earlier than previously planned, with service to Ben Gurion Airport now scheduled to restart at the end of November.
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DansDeals identified the employee as Blair Boudreau, an Air Canada in-flight service director, a senior cabin crew position that includes responsibility for flight attendants and passenger service during a flight.
The site reported that Boudreau’s social media accounts contained a series of antisemitic posts as well as material it said encouraged violence. The allegations have not been independently verified, and Air Canada said its investigation remains underway.
After DansDeals contacted the airline, an Air Canada spokesperson confirmed that the employee had been removed from service.
“Air Canada denounces hate speech and promotion of violence in all forms,” the spokesperson said. “The individual has been removed from service, and a full investigation is underway. We have no additional comment at this point.”
It is not the first time Air Canada has removed an employee from flying duties over controversial social media posts. In 2023, the airline removed Boeing 787 first officer Mostafa Ezzo from service after anti-Israel posts attributed to him surfaced online. Air Canada subsequently confirmed that he no longer worked for the company.
The latest case emerged a day after Air Canada announced that it was moving forward the planned resumption of its Israel route.
Instead of returning on Jan. 17, 2027, as previously scheduled, the airline now plans to restart nonstop service between Toronto and Tel Aviv on Nov. 30.
The route is expected to operate four times a week during the winter season, with flights from Tel Aviv on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.