Robert (Rob) Reid
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

Rob Reid was appointed Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer in May 2005, with overall responsibility for Flight Operations, Flight Safety, System Operations Control, Inflight Service, Air Canada Maintenance, and Customer Service Strategy and Delivery. He was previously Senior Vice President, Operations.

Rob joined Air Canada in 1976 and has flown a number of different aircraft types. He was seconded to Corporate Sales in 1993 and Transport Canada in 1994 before moving into Flight Operations management. He was Director of Flying Operations for Air Canada's DC9 and Canadair Regional Jet fleet before being appointed Vice President, System Operations Control in October 2000. In March 2003, he assumed the role of President & CEO, Air Canada Technical Services in addition to his responsibilities as Vice President, System Operations Control.