As retiring Air Canada pilot Captain Jean Castonguay touched down in Montreal Monday night for the last time, there was a special guest in the cockpit for his final day on the job: his daughter.
Castonguay ended his impressive 37-year flying career with his daughter, Marie Pierre, as his First Officer.
“I was looking at my daughter and doing procedures, things we have to do to have a safe flight and I was impressed. I’m very proud of my daughter and it was emotional, a bit,” Castonguay told CJAD 800 Radio host Andrew Carter the morning of his first day of retirement.
The seasoned pilot was Air Canada’s Montreal-based chief pilot for the Airbus A330 and shared the milestone flight with Marie-Pier, who is also based in Montreal. The flying duo arrived at Trudeau airport from Toulouse, France.
Over the span of nearly four decades, Castonguay said a lot has changed from his view in the pilot’s chair, particularly the controls of the flight deck, which he said…
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