Samuel Elfassy

Samuel is on the executive team at Air Canada, serving as the Vice President, Safety. He has overall responsibility for safety and security company wide, and also has oversight for Air Canada's significant environmental initiatives globally.

With more than 30 years of aviation safety and security expertise, Samuel has held several senior roles at Air Canada including quality assurance and audits, flight safety investigations, emergency response and management, business continuity, and risk management. He is an expert on effective safety cultures within complex safety systems, where transparency, information sharing and the use of technology to analyze complex data and other factors, contribute to stronger safety systems.