Effective June 24th, for summer 2025, Etihad Airways will begin flights between Abu Dhabi and Toronto with Airbus A380-800 aircraft. These airplanes, which will offer this route for the first time, are configured for 486 passengers in three classes, featuring 11 seats in First, 70 seats in Premium Economy and 405 seats in Economy Class.
Currently, as can be seen through our database, the airline operates one daily frequency between the two cities on Airbus A350-1000s seating 371 passengers. Etihad will stop flying to New York City’s John F Kennedy International Airport by the Airbus A380s on June 23rd, switching them to its only route to Canada.
At the time of publication, the A380s will serve the Abu Dhabi – Toronto route until the end of September 2025.
Daily
- EK 21 Abu Dhabi AUH 02:40 · 09:00 YYZ Toronto
- EK 22 Toronto YYZ 13:40 · 11:00+1 AUH Abu Dhabi
Arik De, Chief Revenue and Commercial Officer, Etihad Airways, said: “We’re delighted to start flying our remarkable A380 to Canada, and we know our guests love the onboard experience. Whether they are flying in Economy, Business, First or the three-room suite in the sky, The Residence, they will relish the attentive service from our dedicated crew. The timing and comfort provided by the A380 means they can arrive in Toronto fresh and ready for anything.
“Deploying the A380 on the popular Toronto route is a strategic move to meet customer demand for increased capacity while expanding our network. Given Toronto’s popularity among Etihad’s customers, enhancing our capacity in the Canadian market is a logical step. This will strengthen connections to the broader GCC and Indian subcontinent and attract more visitors to experience the vibrant city of Abu Dhabi.”
Due to the switch from the A35K to the A388, Etihad Airways will provide 31% more seats per week between Abu Dhabi and Toronto (from 2,597 weekly seats to 3,402 seats a week).
Abu Dhabi, Doha, Dubai and Jeddah are the non-stop routes from Toronto to the Middle East, served by Etihad, Qatar, Emirates and Saudia, respectively, with respect to airlines from this market. In addition, Air Canada has a daily flight between Toronto and Dubai on the 298-passenger Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.
Focusing on Etihad, Boston, Chicago, New York JFK, Toronto and Washington DC are part of its North American schedule:
Routes
- Boston (BOS): 7 weekly · Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
- Chicago (ORD): 7 weekly · Airbus A350-1000
- New York (JFK): 14 weekly · A388/789 (currently)
- Toronto (YYZ): 7 weekly · Airbus A350-1000 (currently)
- Washington DC (IAD): 7 weekly · Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
From June 24th, Etihad will serve JFK with Airbus A350s and Boeing 787s.
As we announced in this article, starting July 2nd, the airline will begin operating between Abu Dhabi and Atlanta using Airbus A350-1000 jets.
Air China to operate between Beijing and IAD with Boeing 747
Boeing 747-8i will fly to Washington DC.
The Chinese airline will commence services from Beijing on March 11th, as reported by Ishrion Aviation. Flights by Boeing 747 will be performed twice a week, which will replace the Boeing 777-300(ER), operating on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Air China’s Boeing 747-8i aircraft are configured for 355 passengers in four classes (12 First, 54 Business, 66 Premium Economy and 233 Ecomony), while the Boeing 777-300(ER) has 311 seats.
Tuesday and Saturday (no change)
- CA 817 Beijing PEK 12:30 · 15:10 IAD Washington DC
- CA 818 Washington DC IAD 17:35 · 22:30+1 PEK Beijing
The U.S. capital is one of Air China’s five destinations in North America, all of them in the United States. As for the rest of the continent, Havana and Sao Paulo, in Cuba and Brazil respectively, are part of the schedule.
American resumes its longest domestic route
Beginning October 26th, American Airlines will restart operations between Chicago and Honolulu after a three-year suspension. Once again, ORD-HNL will be the longest domestic route in its network, which is approximately 6,800 kilometers (4,225 miles) and a flight-time around eight hours.
Daily
- AA 74 Chicago ORD 09:45 · 15:00 HNL Honolulu
- AA 75 Honolulu HNL 19:00 · 07:10+1 ORD Chicago
American will operate by Boeing 787-8s.
Currently, according to our database, American has 49 weekly flights to/from Honolulu between its three scheduled routes. Dallas, Los Angeles and Phoenix are its connections, being offered with Airbus A321neo, Boeing 777-200(ER) and Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft.
- Dallas (DFW): 14 weekly · 772/788
- Los Angeles (LAX): 21 weekly · Airbus A321neo
- Phoenix (PHX): 14 weekly · A21N/788
The airline also serves Kahului, Kona and Lihue, regarding Hawaii.
Delta to commence two new routes to Africa
Delta Air Lines will expand its African network with the launch of two new routes from the United States.
Morocco will join Delta’s regular schedule on the continent, launching the Atlanta – Marrakech service, while it will enhance its connectivity from/to Accra, the capital of Ghana.
Marrakech · October 25th
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- DL 186 Atlanta ATL 19:45 · 08:55+1 RAK Marrakech
Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- DL 187 Marrakech RAK 10:50 · 15:55 ATL Atlanta
The airline will serve with 238-seat Boeing 767-400(ER) aircraft.
Accra · December 1st
Daily
- DL 178 Atlanta ATL 17:55 · 09:25+1 ACC Accra
- DL 179 Accra ACC 11:35 · 19:25 ATL Atlanta
Delta will fly Airbus A330neo aircraft for 281 passengers.
Since its arrival in Africa in 2006, Delta has carried more than 7.5 million passengers from the U.S. among all its routes. Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa are part of Delta Air Lines’ regular schedule on the continent, at publication time.
“Delta’s new service to Marrakech and added flights to Accra strengthen our presence in Africa, offering more opportunities for customers to enjoy our award-winning service and premium onboard experience,” said Paul Baldoni, Senior Vice President of Network Planning at Delta. “Whether discovering Morocco or reconnecting with loved ones in Ghana, these routes enhance our network while reinforcing Atlanta’s role as the world’s largest global hub.”
We review other highlights of the United States and Canada market
Air Bravo
Textron Aviation has announced the addition of the first Canadian-based Cessna SkyCourier.
Air Bravo, a Canadian passenger, cargo and air ambulance airline that began operations in 2001, incorporated its first Cessna SkyCourier, which has the Canadian registration C-GSRW. It is configured for cargo operations and is one year old.
“We’re proud to be the first SkyCourier customer in Canada, and this aircraft is a perfect fit for supporting the cargo side of our business,” said Rick Horwath, president and CEO, Air Bravo. “The aircraft has a roomy cockpit, it’s easy to fly and the avionics are user friendly. We look forward to putting it to use.”
As can be seen through our database, its first flight was on January 28th, having performed more than seven services within Canada until now.
Air Canada
In December 2025, Air Canada will have a major expansion in South America, by starting two new routes.
Rio de Janeiro will return to the airline’s schedule following a nine-year hiatus, and Santiago de Chile will have two regular connections to Canada for the first time.
- Toronto (YYZ) – Rio de Janeiro (GIG): Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
- Montreal (YUL) – Santiago de Chile (SCL): Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
We will soon publish an article with more details about this expansion.
Air Creebec
A Dash 8, manufactured at Toronto Donwsview Airport in 1987, was added by another Canadian airline in January 2025.
The aircraft, with serial number 090, joined Air Creebec, a Canadian carrier based at Val-d’Or International Airport (YVO/CYVO), an airport in the province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region near La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve.
This Dash 8 has kept the same registration since its introduction in January 1988, when it was acquired by Air Ontario. At that time, it was configured for passenger flights, being C-GOND its Canadian registry.
Almost 40 years have passed since its first flight and the aircraft has always operated in Canada, for various Canadian airlines. As well as Air Ontario, it also flew with Air Alliance, Air Nova, Air Canada Jazz, Jazz Air, Air Canada Express, Voyageur Airways, Purolator and Air Creebec.
In November 2019, it was converted to a freighter when it joined Voyageur Airways.
Regarding Air Creebec, the carrier currently has 21 aircraft in its fleet, being 20 Dash and one ATR 72. Most of them are configured for passenger flights, and some for cargo services.
Passenger
- Dash 8: 18
Cargo
- ATR 72: 1
- Dash 8: 2
Air Transat
Flights to Martinique, year-round.
Air Transat has confirmed the annualization of its services between Montreal and Fort-de-France, capital of Martinique, which are offered in the winter with four weekly frequencies on Airbus A321neo and Airbus A330-200.
According to its press release, the Canadian airline will maintain one flight per week from May 3rd until the end of October, when the 2025/26 winter schedule will begin.
Saturday (with A321)
- TS 738 Montreal YUL 08:00 · 13:05 FDF Fort-de-France
- TS 739 Fort-de-France FDF 14:15 · 19:30 YUL Montreal
As of October 30th, it will boost from one to three weekly operations.
Allegiant Air
Allegiant Air has introduced two new Boeing 737 MAX 8-200s to its fleet in mid-February.
The 737 MAXs, registered N816NV and N815NV, departed Everett on February 13th and the 14th, respectively, for Orlando Sanford on a ferry flight. Both aircraft entered service days later, giving Allegiant a total of seven Boeing 737 MAX 8-200s in operation.
According to our database, Allegiant Air has 126 airplanes in its fleet, with 119 Airbus aircraft distributed between Airbus A319s and Airbus A320s.
American
The airline will commence operations between New York LaGuardia and Charleston beginning June 6th, to be conducted twice a week. American will fly Republic Airways’ Embraer 175s under the following schedule:
LGA – CHS
- AA 4663 New York LGA 19:00 · 21:17 CHS Charleston (Friday)
- AA 4663 New York LGA 16:07 · 18:24 CHS Charleston (Saturday)
CHS – LGA
- AA 4665 Charleston CHS 10:15 · 12:15 LGA New York (Saturday)
- AA 4665 Charleston CHS 09:12 · 11:12 LGA New York (Sunday)
Avelo
On February 14th at 08:06 local time, Avelo Airlines’ inaugural service to Jacksonville, Florida took off from New Haven. Avelo will operate twice-weekly by 149-seat Boeing 737-700 aircraft, and will compete with Breeze Airways on this route.
Monday and Friday
- XP 473 New Haven HVN 07:30 · 10:04 JAX Jacksonville
- XP 474 Jacksonville JAX 10:44 · 13:05 HVN New Haven
Breeze serves on Thursdays and Sundays on Airbus A220s.
avianca
Avianca continues to grow in the United States.
The Colombian airline will start operations to DFW Airport from Bogotá, its main hub in Latin America, effective May 26th.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- AV 188 Bogotá BOG 07:30 · 13:20 DFW Dallas
- AV 189 Dallas DFW 14:50 · 20:15 BOG Bogotá
Currently, as can be seen through our database, avianca has 10 flights per week between San Salvador and Dallas using Airbus A320-200 and Airbus A320neo aircraft.
Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Ontario, Orlando, San Francisco and Washington are avianca’s current destinations in the United States, offered from/to its hubs in Central and South America.
BermudAir
Another airline that keeps expanding its schedule in the United States, and also in Canada, is BermudAir.
The carrier is set to launch flights to Montreal, Providence and Richmond from Bermuda with Embraer 175 planes configured for 88 passengers in single class.
- Providence (PVD): 2 weekly · May 22nd · E175/E190
- Richmond (RIC): 2 weekly · June 7th · E175/E190
- Montreal (YUL): 2 weekly · June 12th · E175/E190
“Expanding our network with these new routes underscores our commitment to strengthening Bermuda’s global connectivity,” said Adam Scott, Founder & CEO at BermudAir. “By adding direct service to these key cities, we’re not only making travel more accessible and convenient, but we’re also positioning BermudAir to serve our customers with even greater convenience, reliability and flexibility.”
In addition, BermudAir has announced that it will add two Embraer 190s to its fleet in spring 2025. This will facilitate the expansion of its schedule with the three new routes reported, as well as a planned increase in frequencies to Halifax, Orlando and Toronto starting in May.
Breeze
Greensboro, new Breeze Airways destination as of June.
Piedmont Triad International Airport will enter Breeze’s regular schedule with two new services. Based on its website, the airline will fly each route on Airbus A220-300 aircraft seating 137 passengers.
Orlando
MCO – GSO
- MX 856 Orlando MCO 13:27 · 15:15 GSO Greensboro (Monday)
- MX 856 Orlando MCO 13:27 · 15:15 GSO Greensboro (Friday)
GSO – MCO
- MX 857 Greensboro GSO 21:36 · 23:24 MCO Orlando (Monday)
- MX 857 Greensboro GSO 21:51 · 23:39 MCO Orlando (Friday)
Hartford
GSO – BDL
- MX 856 Greensboro GSO 16:15 · 18:01 BDL Hartford (Monday)
- MX 856 Greensboro GSO 16:10 · 17:56 BDL Hartford (Friday)
BDL – GSO
- MX 857 Hartford BDL 18:31 · 20:26 GSO Greensboro (Monday)
- MX 857 Hartford BDL 18:31 · 20:26 GSO Greensboro (Friday)
Copa
Beginning in June, Copa Airlines will commence service between Panama City and San Diego.
The Panamanian airline will reach 16 scheduled destinations in the United States from the “Hub of the Americas,” as Copa names its hub.
- Atlanta (ATL): 4 weekly · Boeing 737 MAX 9
- Austin (AUS): 4 weekly · Boeing 737 MAX 9
- Baltimore (BWI): 4 weekly · Boeing 737 MAX 9
- Boston (BOS): 7 weekly · 738/7M9
- Chicago (ORD): 9 weekly · Boeing 737-800
- Denver (DEN): 7 weekly · 738/7M9
- Fort Lauderdale (FLL): 5 weekly · Boeing 737-800
- Las Vegas (LAS): 5 weekly · Boeing 737 MAX 9
- Los Angeles (LAX): 23 weekly · Boeing 737 MAX 9
- Miami (MIA): 50 weekly · 738/7M8/7M9
- New York (JFK): 24 weekly · 738/7M9
- Orlando (MCO): 38 weekly · 738/7M9
- Raleigh-Durham (RDU): 4 weekly · Boeing 737-800
- San Francisco (SFO): 10 weekly · Boeing 737 MAX 9
- Tampa (TPA): 7 weekly · 738/7M9
- Washington DC (IAD): 19 weekly · 738/7M9
More details on these new flights will be covered in our Latin America report.
Delta
Raleigh-Durham – Kansas City, Delta’s new route.
Effective May 7th, in accordance with its website, Delta Air Lines will start operations between the two cities with Endeavor Air’s CRJ-900 aircraft. The carrier will offer one daily frequency.
Daily
- DL 4648 Kansas City MCI 18:55 · 22:19 RDU Raleigh-Durham
- DL 5230 Raleigh-Durham RDU 07:55 · 09:41 MCI Kansas City
In addition, Delta will launch flights to Panama City, Florida, from New York LaGuardia as of June 14th, which will also be performed on Endeavor Air’s CRJ-900s, configured for 76 passengers in two classes.
Saturday
- DL 5095 New York LGA 09:00 · 10:55 ECP Panama City
- DL 5095 Panama City ECP 11:45 · 15:40 LGA New York
FedEx
Federal Express is retiring its McDonnell Douglas MD-11(F) aircraft, averaging 30 years old, to be replaced by new Boeing 767Fs and Boeing 777Fs.
As Skyliner announces, which can be seen through our database, five MD-11Fs arrived in Victorville during the last month, being N599FE, N589FE, N597FE, N583FE and N590FE their registrations, all from Memphis on a ferry flight.
The five aircraft will soon be scrapped at Victorville Southern California Logistics Airport.
FedEx owns 25 McDonnell Douglas MD-11s, 22 of which are active at the time of publication.
In addition, 15 ATR 42, 42 ATR 72, 65 Airbus A300-600, 2 Boeing 737-400, 8 Boeing 737-800, 87 Boeing 757-200, 143 Boeing 767-300F, 57 Boeing 777F and 27 Cessna 408 SkyCourier are part of its fleet.
Frontier
The airline will have a major domestic expansion from Atlanta starting in May, with the addition of six scheduled routes.
- Oklahoma City (OKC): 3 weekly · May 22nd
- Kansas City (MCI): 3 weekly · May 25th
- Fort Myers (RSW): 2 weekly · June 12th
- Jacksonville (JAX): 2 weekly · June 12th
- St. Louis (STL): 4 weekly · June 12th
- Columbus (CMH): 3 weekly · June 13th
Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago Midway, Chicago O’Hare, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York JFK, New York LGA, Newark, Norfolk, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Raleigh-Durham, San Francisco, Tampa, Washington IAD and Windsor Locks are part of Frontier’s schedule to/from ATL.
GOL
As of July 2nd, GOL Linhas Aéreas will commence flying to Miami from Belem, a Brazilian city located in the northern part of the country. For the first time, the airline will serve this route, which will compete with Azul Linhas Aéreas, although it operates between Belem and Fort Lauderdale.
Thursday and Sunday
Belem joins Brasilia, Fortaleza and Manaus, GOL’s other destinations from/to Miami International Airport. Manaus is seasonal.
jetBlue
The company will begin services between New York JFK and Manchester (MHT) on June 12th using 162-seat, single-class Airbus A320-200 planes.
Daily
- B6 972 New York JFK 21:59 · 23:28 MHT Manchester
- B6 971 Manchester MHT 07:00 · 08:10 JFK New York
United will be jetBlue’s only competitor, operating to/from Newark.
Kenn Borek Air
A “new” Twin Otter for Kenn Borek Air.
The Canadian airline recently added another De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter to its fleet, which received the registration C-FZDQ. This aircraft, configured for both passengers and cargo, is 53 years old.
Previously, the Twin Otter operated for the British Antarctic Survey, Loganair, Jersey European Airways, NFK Norway, United Nations Humanitarian Air Service, TATSA and Divi Divi Air. In addition, from February 2018 to March 2020 it was part of Kenn Borek Air, with the Canadian registry C-FZDQ, and from March 2020 to September 2024 it operated for Divi Divi Air, an airline of the Netherlands Antilles.
Kenn Borek Air has more than 25 planes in its fleet, including Beechcraft King Air BE200, Beechcraft 1900D, Twin Otters and Basler aircraft.
Porter
Montreal – Newark, Porter Airlines’ new route.
Porter will inaugurate this service effective June 1st, with a daily frequency on Dash 8-400s. Furthermore, the company will double its operations as of late June, reaching two flights per day.
Daily
- PD 2406 Newark EWR 16:15 · 17:55 YUL Montreal
- PD 2407 Montreal YUL 18:35 · 20:15 EWR Newark
Daily
- PD 2404 Newark EWR 10:45 · 12:25 YUL Montreal
- PD 2405 Montreal YUL 13:10 · 14:50 EWR Newark
Flight PD 2404/2405 starts on June 25th.
United
Albuquerque, United Airlines’ new destination from Washington IAD.
The airline will commence service between the two cities on May 23rd, to be operated by Airbus A319-100 aircraft with a capacity of 126 passengers.
Daily
- UA 1706 Washington IAD 09:00 · 11:05 ABQ Albuquerque
- UA 1239 Albuquerque ABQ 15:00 · 20:45 IAD Washington
In addition, United will expand its North American schedule from Chicago O’Hare, also in May.
- Billings (BIL): 7 weekly · May 22nd · Embraer 175
- Ontario (ONT): 7 weekly · May 22nd · Boeing 737-800
- Halifax (YHZ): 1 weekly · May 24th · Embraer 175
Volaris
The carrier will have an important expansion in the U.S., but in this article we will focus on Newark, as it will be a new destination in the country.
Volaris will operate to EWR from San Salvador on Airbus A319 and Airbus A320 aircraft with 156 and 186 seats, respectively, beginning July 2nd.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- N3 4336 San Salvador SAL 22:21 · 05:00+1 EWR Newark
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- N3 4337 Newark EWR 06:30 · 09:33 SAL San Salvador
EWR will replace JFK, which will have its last flight on June 30th.
In our Latin America report, we will comment more about its expansion in the United States, as well as its other new domestic routes in Mexico.
WestJet
At 10:11 local time on January 17th, WestJet’s first flight departed Kelowna for Seattle, a route that commenced with five weekly frequencies on 78-seat Dash 8s.
Just almost a month after the start, on February 12th, the airline reached daily frequency on this service, which continues to be carried with Dash aircraft.
Daily
- WS 3750 Kelowna YLW 09:00 · 10:00 SEA Seattle
- WS 3751 Seattle SEA 11:30 · 12:36 YLW Kelowna
WestJet also has one flight a day between Calgary and Seattle on Dash 8s, Boeing 737-700s, Boeing 737-800s and Boeing 737 MAX 8s.
ZIPAIR
As of May 5th, ZIPAIR will increase its services to Canada for summer 2025.
The Japanese airline will boost from five to six flights a week from Tokyo Narita, to be maintained through August.
Daily except Sunday
- ZG 22 Tokyo NRT 15:50 · 08:25 YVR Vancouver
- ZG 21 Vancouver YVR 10:25 · 12:35+1 NRT Tokyo
Vancouver is its only destination in Canada, and Houston, Los Angeles and San Francisco are its other routes in North America, including the United States.
New aircraft for U.S. and Canadian airlines
- Allegiant Air (x2)
- American Airlines (x2)
- American Eagle (Envoy)
- Delta Air Lines (x4)
- FedEx
- Frontier
- Spirit Airlines
- United Airlines (x4)
- United Parcel Service
| Aircraft | Airline | Registration | Ferry flight | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 767-300F | UPS | N388UP | PAE-SAT | February 4th |
| Airbus A321-271NX | Frontier | N660FR | BFM-TPA | February 5th |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | American | N302UD | BFI-DFW | February 6th |
| Boeing 737 MAX 9 | United | N17589 | BFI-SEA | February 7th |
| Boeing 787-9 | United | N22992 | CHS-IAD | February 12th |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 | Allegiant | N816NV | BFI-SFB | February 13th |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 | Allegiant | N815NV | BFI-SFB | February 14th |
| Airbus A220-300 | Delta | N332DU | YMX-MSP | February 14th |
| Boeing 767-300F | FedEx | N253FE | PAE-IAD | February 14th |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | American | N304UF | BFI-DFW | February 19th |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | United | N17364 | BFI-SEA | February 19th |
| Airbus A330-941 | Delta | N432DX | TLS-MSP | February 22nd |
| Boeing 737 MAX 9 | United | N77590 | BFI-SEA | February 26th |
| Airbus A321-253NX | American | N473AN | BFM-DFW | February 27th |
| Embraer E175LR | American Eagle | N330JT | SJK-MAO-FLL-DFW-ABI | February 27th |
| Airbus A321-271NX | Spirit | N745NK | BFM-DTW | February 28th |
| Airbus A321-271NX | Delta | N591DT | XFW-KEF-ATL | March 1st |
| Airbus A321-271NX | Delta | N589DT | XFW-KEF-ATL | March 1st |
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