TORONTO — Air Canada is adding more A321XLRs to its routes, domestically, transborder and beyond for winter 2027-2027.

Air Canada officially launched commercial service of its first A321XLR earlier this month, marking what the airline describes as a major milestone in its fleet modernization strategy and future network expansion plans.

The aircraft operated several domestic flights YYZ-YUL before launching its first transatlantic route between Montreal and Toulouse on June 15.

According to a weekend update from Aeroroutes, which tracks worldwide airline schedule and network changes, Air Canada has filed A321XLR aircraft for the following routes …

• Montreal – Bridgetown (Dec. 3 – 31, 2026; 5x weekly)
• Montreal – Halifax (effective Dec. 18, 2026 for AC670/AC665; 4x weekly)
• Montreal – Los Angeles (effective Oct. 25, 2026 for AC775/AC776; 4x weekly; AC775/AC776 not offered Nov. 30 – Dec. 31) (effective Nov. 15, 2026 for AC781/774; daily)
• Montreal – Miami (Dec. 18-25, 2026 for AC1204/AC1207; weekly)
• Montreal – Ottawa (Dec. 21, 2026 – Jan. 5, 2027; weekly)
• Montreal – San Francisco (effective Jan. 15, 2027; daily)
• Montreal – Toronto Pearson (Oct. 25, 2026 – Jan. 7, 2027; 2-3x weekly)
• Toronto Pearson – Calgary (effective Dec. 16, 2026 for AC133/AC142; daily)
• Toronto Pearson – Los Angeles (effective Dec. 15, 2026 for AC791/AC794)

Aeroroutes notes these changes as well for Air Canada’s planned A321XLR deployment on European routes for the coming winter season …

• Halifax – London Heathrow (effective Dec. 17, 2026; 4x weekly A321XLR replaces daily 737 MAX 8)
• Montreal – Lisbon (effective Oct. 24, 2026; 3x weekly A321XLR and weekly A330-300)
• Ottawa – London Heathrow (Dec. 16, 2026 – March 26, 2027; 3x weekly A321XLR, replaces 4x weekly A330-300
• Toronto Pearson – Copenhagen (787-8 service for Oct. 25 – Nov. 16, 2026, then switching to A321XLR effective Nov. 17, 2026; 4x weekly)
• Toronto Pearson – Manchester (787-8 service for Oct. 25, 2026 – Nov. 14, 2026, then switching to A321XLR effective Nov. 15, 2026; 4x weekly)

Air Canada’s A321XLR’s have a capacity of 182 seats (14 in Business class, 168 in Economy class).

In an interview earlier this month, Alexandre Lefèvre, VP, Network Planning and Global Sales at Air Canada, said the A321XLR is all about performance. “It can fly much farther than our current single-aisle fleet, which allows us to consider transatlantic routes that an aircraft of this category could not operate, and certainly not in such comfortable conditions,” said Lefèvre.