American company, taking off from an American airport with mostly American passengers.

The only thing about this flight that wasn’t American is the destination…

Thanks for pointing this out. I was worried something might be fundamentally wrong with airlines, but now I can rest assured that it was just Trump all along.

The very day your colleagues and your own career are put under jeopardy is a day you will not be at your best. Chaos breeds error, and Trump’s treatment of federal employees is the very definition of chaos.

Canadian ATC.

We'll probably get blamed for it anyway, justifying even more tariffs on Canada.