Air Canada NS26 Intercontinental Network Changes – 29MAR26
Published at 2000PDT 30MAR26 / 0300GMT 31MAR26
Air Canada in last week’s schedule update further revised planned operations for intercontinental network during Northern summer 2026 season, effective 29MAR26 (majority effective 01MAY26).
Latest summary as of 29MAR26, compared to previous schedule filing between mid-2025 and late-January 2026, are as follows.
Calgary – London Heathrow eff 30MAR26 A330-300 service maintained, instead of initially filed 787-9, 1 daily (Previous: 30MAR26 – 30APR26)
Halifax – Brussels 18JUN26 – 05SEP26 3 weekly 737 MAX 8, new route
Halifax – London Heathrow 30SEP26 – 24OCT26 737 MAX 8 service maintained instead of A321XLR, 1 daily (A321XLR was briefly filed in 4Q25)
Montreal – Amsterdam 787-9 replaces 787-8 during following periods:
19APR26 – 26APR26 Day 7
20MAY26 – 22MAY26 Day 35
12JUN26 – 18JUN26 Day x7
20JUN26 – 28JUN26 Day x5
30JUN26 – 01JUL26 day 23
15OCT26 – 22OCT26 Day 4
Montreal – Barcelona eff 01JUN26 A330-300 service maintained, instead of initially filed 440-seater 777-300ER
Montreal – Berlin 02JUL26 – 10OCT26 3 weekly A321XLR (4 weekly 19JUL26 – 06SEP26; Berlin last served from Toronto until October 2019 with rouge 767)
Montreal – Brussels eff 01JUN26 440-seater 777-300ER replaces initially filed A330-300, 1 daily
Montreal – Catania eff 04JUN26 3 weekly 787-8, new route
Montreal – Delhi Service suspended 01MAY26 – 23OCT26
Montreal – Dublin 15MAY26 – 31MAY26 A330-300 replaces initially filed A321XLR, 3 weekly (3 weekly 787-9 from 01JUN26)
Montreal – Edinburgh 16JUN26 – 30JUN26 787-8 replaces A321XLR, 3 weekly (Short term A321XLR service removed. 787 scheduled in June 2026, 4 weekly 737 MAX 8 from 01JUL26 to 06SEP26)
Montreal – Geneva
26APR26 – 23MAY26 Reduce from 5 to 4 weekly, A330-300
15JUN26 – 06SEP26 400-seater 777-300ER replaces A330-300, 1 daily
Montreal – Fort-de-France 16JUN26 – 30JUL26 737 MAX 8 service maintained, replacing A220-300 (737 MAX now scheduled for entire summer)
Montreal – Frankfurt eff 07SEP26 1 of 2 daily AC844/845 A330-300 replaces 787-8
Montreal – Guadalajara eff 02JUN26 3 weekly A220-300, new route
Montreal – Guatemala City Seasonal service suspension 29MAY26 – 04OCT26. 2 weekly A330-300 scheduled from 05OCT26 (for October 2026)
Montreal – Lisbon eff 21JUN26 Reduce from 7 to 6 weekly, A330-300
Montreal – London Heathrow eff 01MAY26 12 weekly A330-300, replacing initially filed 787-9
Montreal – Lyon
02MAY26 – 05SEP26 787-8/-9 replaces initially filed A330-300, 4 weekly
eff 07SEP26 A321XLR replaces 787-8/-9, increase from 4 to 5 weekly
Montreal – Madrid 16APR26 – 30APR26 787-9 replaces A330-300, 4 weekly
Montreal – Milan Malpensa eff 07SEP26 400-seater 777-300ER replaces A330-300, 1 daily
Montreal – Nantes
10JUN26 – 11OCT26 New 3 weekly service unchanged. Service initially operated by 737 MAX 8
eff 15JUL26 A321XLR replaces 737 MAX 8 (Previous: eff 31JUL26)
03AUG26 – 13SEP26 Increase from 3 to 4 weekly
Montreal – Nice eff 08SEP26 787-8/-9 replaces A330-300, 4 weekly
Montreal – Palma de Mallorca eff 17JUN26 3 weekly 787-8, new route (Originally scheduled as 4 weekly A321XLR
Montreal – Paris Charles de Gaulle 30SEP26 – 23OCT26 1 of 2 daily AC84/875 787-9 replaces 440-seater 777-300ER (787-8 on 15 and 22OCT26)
Montreal – Pointe-a-Pitre 17JUN26 – 31JUL26 3 weekly 737 MAX 8 service maintained, instead of previously filed A220-300 (737 MAX now scheduled for entire season)
Montreal – Porto
eff 03JUN26 Increase from 3 to 4 weekly, 787-9 replaces initially filed A330-300 (Planned A321XLR service from 19JUN26 moved to 03JUL26. Original A321XLR service entry date was 01JUN26)
eff 03JUL26 A321XLR replaces initially filed A330-300, increase from 4 to 5 weekly from 18JUL26 to 23OCT26 (Previous: 18JUL26 – 07SEP26)
eff 15JUN26 A321XLR replaces initially filed A330-300. Increase from 4 to 5 weekly 18JUL26 – 07SEP26 (Previous: 5 weekly 01JUN26 – 09SEP26)
* Planned 3 weekly 787-8 service for the period of 17JUN26 – 28JUN26 removed
Montreal – Reykjavík Keflavík Seasonal service now scheduled until 22OCT26, compared to 04OCT25 in 2025. Service scheduled 3 weekly for the period of 08SEP26 – 22OCT26
Montreal – Rome Fiumicino 30MAY26 – 05SEP26 Seasonal AC904/905 service operates 2 weekly A330-300, additional 2 weekly from 05JUN26 now scheduled with 787-9 (Overall service now stands at 11 weekly; Previous: Overall 1 daily 440-seater 777-300ER and 2 weekly 787-9)
Montreal – Sao Paulo Guarulhos 01MAY26 – 06SEP26 4 weekly 787-9 terminator retained. Service from Montreal no longer extends to Buenos Aires
Montreal – Seoul Incheon eff 02JUN26 Seasonal service operates with 787-9, 3 weekly (4 weekly 15JUN26 – 05SEP26. In NS25, 787-8 operated until August, switching to -9 in September)
Montreal – Tel Aviv Tentatively to resume on 11SEP26 at earliest
Montreal – Toulouse
01JUN26 – 14JUN26 787-8/-9 replaces previously filed A321XLR, 4 weekly (Previous: up to 6 weekly A321XLR 15MAY26 – 19JUN26)
eff 15JUN26 A321XLR operating, increase from 4 to 5 weekly (A321XLR originally scheduled to operate from 15MAY26, later moved to 01JUN26 prior to latest revision)
Montreal – Venice Marco Polo 02MAH26 – 02JUN26 787-9 replaces A330-300, 3 weekly
Ottawa – London Heathrow eff 30MAR26 A330-300 replaces 787-9, 4 weekly (A330 scheduled for entire season; Original: 30MAR26 – 30APR26)
Toronto Pearson – Amsterdam 01MAY26 – 31MAY26 A330-300 replace 787-8
Toronto Pearson – Athens 19MAY26 – 29SEP26 AC896/897 1 of 7 weekly 777-200LR replaces -300ER
Toronto Pearson – Barcelona 18MAY26 – 07SEP26 1 of 7 weekly 777-200LR replaces -300ER
Toronto Pearson – Budapest
eff 05JUN26 Service resumption since summer 2019. 1 of 4 weekly service is now scheduled with 787-8 until 30AUG26, instead of -9
15SEP26 – 23OCT26 Reduce from 4 to 3 weekly, 787-9
Toronto Pearson – Copenhagen
07JUN26 – 06SEP26 Increase from 5 to 6 weekly, 787-8/-9
12SEP26 – 22OCT26 A330-300 replaces 787-8/-9, 4 weekly
Toronto Pearson – Delhi
29MAR26 – 30MAY26 Increase from 7 to 10 weekly, AC048/049 operated by 777-200LR
18MAY26 – 07SEP26 1 of 7 weekly AC042/043 777-300ER replaces -200LR
Toronto Pearson – Dubai Tentatively resumes on 08SEP26 at the earliest
Toronto Pearson – Frankfurt
* AC840/841 eff 20MAY26 A330-300 replaces 787-8/-9 (Previous: eff 01MAY26)
* AC842/843 15JUN26 – 06SEP26 787-9 replaces A330-300
Toronto Pearson – Lisbon eff 30APR26 777-300ER replaces initially filed A330-300 (identical to NS25), 1 daily
Toronto Pearson – London Heathrow
* AC856/857 eff 01MAY26 A330-300 continues to operate 5 weekly, instead of 787-9
* AC852/855 eff 31AUG26 A321XLR replaces A330-300 (Previous: until 07SEP26)
Toronto Pearson – Manchester eff 02JUN26 Seasonal service operates with 787-9 instead of -8, 3 weekly (4 weekly 15JUN26 – 12SEP26). Service in 2026 operates beyond 01OCT26, compared to 27SEP25 in 2025. This route originally first appeared (in mid-2025) as 5 weekly 787-8 from 19JUN26
Toronto Pearson – Mexico City 11JUN26 – 30JUN26 rouge 737 MAX 8 replaces mainline, 2 daily
Toronto Pearson – Munich
01MAY26 – 31MAY26 787-9 continues to operate during this period, instead of 787-8
01JUN26 – 14JUN26 777-200LR replace A330-300 (777-200LR now operates 01JUN26 – 07SEP26 instead of 15JUN26 – 07SEP26)
Toronto Pearson – Paris Charles de Gaulle 01MAY26 – 12MAY26 777-200LR replaces -300ER, 1 daily
Toronto Pearson – Ponta Delgada 11JUN26 – 05SEP26 3 weekly 737 MAX 8, new route
Toronto Pearson – Prague 06JUN26 – 05SEP26 A330-300 replaces 787-8/-9, 4 weekly (A330-300 now scheduled for entire summer season, 3 weekly from 11SEP26)
Toronto Pearson – Reykjavík Keflavík 01JUN26 – 30JUN26 rouge 737 MAX 8 replacing mainline, 4 weekly (6 weekly from 20JUN26; Temporary rouge service resumption to Europe, except 03JUN26 and 05JUN26 from YYZ)
Toronto Pearson – Rome Fiumicino
* AC890/891 02JUN26 – 08SEP26 Day 2 (Day 3 from FCO) A330-300 replaces 787-9 (The remaining days continue to be served by 400-seater 777-300ER)
* AC906/907 31MAY26 – 06SEP26 Seasonal service A330-300 replaces 787-9, 5 weekly
Toronto Pearson – Shanghai Pu Dong eff 03JUN26 4 weekly 787-9 (Last served until 2020)
Toronto Pearson – Stockholm Arlanda Increase from 4 to 5 weekly during following periods, A330-300: 10JUN26 – 13JUL26, 04AUG26 – 05SEP26 (This route first appeared (in mid-2025 as 4 weekly 787-9)
Toronto Pearson – Venice Marco Polo 01MAY26 – 01JUN26 787-9 replace A330-300, 4 weekly
Toronto Pearson – Vienna 01JUN26 – 14JUN26 787-9 replaces A330-300, 1 daily
Toronto Pearson – Zurich 29MAR26 – 29APR26 787-9 replaces 777-200LR, 1 daily (777-300ER scheduled on 10MAY26 and 11MAY26)
Vancouver – Bangkok Suvarnabhumi eff 02MAY26 Service extends to year-round, 3 weekly 787-9 in NS26
Vancouver – Beijing Capital eff 01MAY26 Increase 4 to 7 weekly, 787-9 (5 weekly 18MAY26 – 26MAY26)
Vancouver – Dublin Peak season scheduled with 4 weekly 787-9, compared to 5 weekly in NS25
Vancouver – Mexico City eff 27JUN26 Increase from 7 to 11 weekly, rouge 737 MAX 8 (rouge replacing mainline from 26APR26)
Vancouver – Sydney 01MAY26 – 30MAY26 787-9 replaces 777-200LR, 1 daily