Airbus A380-800s to the Japanese capital.
Etihad Airways has announced the commencement of flights between Abu Dhabi and Tokyo Narita using Airbus A380 aircraft as of June 16th, 2026, replacing the Airbus A350-1000s which currently operate this service.
Its Airbus A380s are configured with 2 seats in The Residence®, 9 seats in First, 70 seats in Business, and 405 seats in Economy, for a total of 486 seats. Meanwhile, its A350-1000s have a capacity for 371 passengers.
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Current schedules with A35K.
Etihad has nine Airbus A380-800s in its fleet, being seven active at the time of publication. A6-APB, A6-APC, A6-APD, A6-APE, A6-APF, A6-APG, A6-APH, A6-API, and A6-APJ are its registration numbers.
Routes with A380s (currently)
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London (LHR): 7 weekly · EY61/62
London (LHR): 7 weekly · EY63/64
London (LHR): 7 weekly · EY67/68
Paris (CDG): 7 weekly · EY31/32
Singapore (SIN): 7 weekly · EY498/499
Toronto (YYZ): 7 weekly · EY21/22
The US airline has confirmed its first transatlantic route with Airbus A321XLR aircraft, set to start in March 2026. American’s first A321XLR arrived in Dallas from Toulouse on October 22nd following an 11-hour ferry flight.
New York-Edinburgh, a new seasonal route returning after an eight-year hiatus, will be the first regular transatlantic service for these aircraft, operating daily from March 8th, 2026. In addition to this new connection, American will resume flights between Philadelphia and Edinburgh on March 28th, 2026, which will be offered during Summer 2026 by Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft.
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American’s Airbus A321XLRs will be configured with 20 seats in First, 12 seats in Premium Economy, and 123 seats in Economy, giving a total of 155 seats.
Regarding the first scheduled flight with the A321XLR, the airline plans to initiate operations in mid-December with the New York-Los Angeles route.
Effective June 12th, 2026, the Canadian airline will launch a new seasonal route between Canada and Morocco, operating once a week with 199-seat Airbus A321neo aircraft.
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Agadir will join Casablanca and Marrakech, its other destinations in Morocco. Casablanca is summer seasonal, while Marrakech is operated year-round.
Newark and Toronto, Iberia’s new destinations in North America.
In 2026, the Spanish airline will begin flights to/from Madrid on Airbus A321XLR aircraft, which are configured with 14 seats in Business and 168 seats in Economy.
Madrid – Newark · March 29th, 2026
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Madrid – Toronto · June 13th, 2026
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Boston, Doha (eff December 9th), New York (JFK), San Juan, Santo Domingo, and Washington DC are the current routes for Iberia’s A321XLR aircraft, all from Madrid. Recife, a new destination for Iberia, will begin in December and will be served by these aircraft.
jetBlue Airways continues to expand its operations in Europe with the launch of two new seasonal routes from Boston, which will be operated using Airbus A321neo LR aircraft, configured for 138 passengers in two classes (24 seats in Business and 114 seats in Economy).
Boston – Barcelona · April 16th, 2026
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Boston – Milan Malpensa · May 11th, 2026
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LATAM Airlines will have a significant international expansion from São Paulo, one of its main hubs in South America, with the introduction of three new intercontinental destinations:
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The three routes will be provided by Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft.
In addition, effective March 28th, 2026, LATAM Chile will resume flights between Santiago de Chile and Neuquén (Argentina) after a six-year hiatus. It will operate four times weekly with Airbus A320s.
London – Guernsey, British Airways’ new route.
Beginning April 19th, 2026, the British flag carrier will provide a daily frequency on this service, to be performed on 180-seat Airbus A320neo aircraft.
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Icelandair has confirmed the addition of a new route between Iceland and Greenland, which will commence on July 2nd, 2026, and will be operated during Summer 2026.
The airline will serve four times per week between Reykjavik and Qaqortoq with Dash 8-200 and Dash 8-Q400 aircraft, configured for 36 and 72 passengers, respectively.
Reykjavik – Qaqortoq
Qaqortoq – Reykjavik
As of January 1st, 2026, the Italian airline will restart its services to Tel Aviv from Rome, offering two daily flights on Airbus A321neo aircraft configured for 194 passengers.
The Israeli city will be ITA Airways’ third regular destination in the Middle East, after Dubai and Riyadh, also provided by A321neos.
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ITA’s last flight on this route was on May 4th, 2025, as can be seen in our database.
Holguín (Cuba), Nordwind Airlines’ new destination.
The Russian airline began operations between Moscow Sheremetyevo and the Cuban city on November 8th. According to our data, the Boeing 777-35E(ER), registration RA-73847, departed from the Russian capital at 09:42 local time and arrived in Holguín at 14:58 local time after a 13-hour flight.
Like Conviasa’s flights to Russia and China from Venezuela, these Nordwind services to Holguín will not operate on a regular schedule, with flights planned every 10 days.
Caracas, Cayo Coco, Holguín, and Varadero are its current destinations on the American continent, all of which are in Venezuela or Cuba.
The Canadian airline will add new routes between Canada and Europe by Summer 2026, which will be operated on narrow-body aircraft.
Cardiff, Copenhagen, Glasgow, Lisbon, Madrid, and Ponta Delgada will be WestJet’s new destinations, serving with 174-seat Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft in single class, from Halifax or Toronto.
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Berlin, Brussels, Nantes, and Tel Aviv will be Air Canada’s new destinations for Summer 2026.
The airline will introduce four new routes from Canada, three of which will be conducted with narrow-body aircraft, and the remaining one by wide-body aircraft.
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Montreal (YUL) – Nantes (NTE): 3 weekly · 737 MAX · June 10th, 2026
Halifax (YHZ) – Brussels (BRU): 3 weekly · 737 MAX · June 18th, 2026
Montreal (YUL) – Berlin (BER): 3 weekly · A321XLR · July 2nd, 2026
In addition, starting June 5th, 2026, Air Canada will resume flights between Montreal and Tel Aviv, which it plans to maintain year-round. Montreal-Nantes, Halifax-Brussels, and Montreal-Berlin will be offered during the summer.
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At 09:47 local time on November 1st, Air New Zealand’s first flight departed from Auckland International Airport bound for Noumea, the capital of New Caledonia. The airline is resuming this service after a year and a half.
In accordance with our database, ANZ will fly once-weekly with 165-seat Airbus A320neo and 214/217-seat Airbus A321neo aircraft, becoming the second carrier to operate in the New Zealand-New Caledonia market, alongside Aircalin.
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Effective March 29th, 2026, Air Arabia will launch flights between Sharjah and London Gatwick, operating Airbus A321neo aircraft configured for 215 passengers.
The British capital will be the airline’s first destination in the United Kingdom and its seventh in Europe, following Istanbul, Krakow, Milan, Vienna, and Warsaw.
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British Airways, Emirates, and Virgin Atlantic currently operate on the Dubai-London route, with a total of 16 daily flights between the three airlines.
Giza Sphinx, Kuwait Airways’ new destination in Egypt.
The Kuwait flag airline will open a new scheduled route to Africa starting December 16th, to be carried out on Airbus A320neo aircraft with a capacity for 134 passengers in two classes.
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Kuwait Airways currently performs 21 weekly flights between Kuwait City and Cairo, 14 of which are conducted by Boeing 777-300(ER)s and the other seven with Airbus A330neos.
On February 2nd, 2026, at 10:30 local time, Airlink’s inaugural flight to Nacala will depart from Johannesburg. The airline will add a new route between South Africa and Mozambique, offering twice-weekly service by Embraer 135 aircraft.
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The Moroccan airline launched a new domestic route in the country in November, which will be operated on ATR 72-600 aircraft with a capacity for 70 passengers. According to our database, the first scheduled flight on the Casablanca-Smara route took place on November 10th.
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Smara is located 834 kilometers from Casablanca, RAM main hub.
AircraftRegistrationAirline
Boeing 737 MAX 8LV-KNPAerolíneas Argentinas
Boeing 737 MAX 9N804AMAeromexico
Airbus A330-9417T-VJDAir Algerie
Airbus A320-251NA6-ARCAir Arabia
Airbus A321-252NXB-32NCAir China
Airbus A220-300F-HPNYAir France
Airbus A220-300F-HPNZAir France
Airbus A320-251NA6-AREAirArabia
Airbus A321-251NX9M-VAIAirAsia
ATR 72-6004X-IHDairHaifa
Boeing 737 MAX 8TC-OHHAJet
Boeing 737 MAX 8TC-OHGAJet
Boeing 737 MAX 8TC-OHRAJet
Boeing 737 MAX 8TC-OHSAJet
Boeing 737 MAX 8N815AKAlaska Airlines
Boeing 737 MAX 8N821AKAlaska Airlines
Boeing 787-9 DreamlinerN851MKAmerican Airlines
Boeing 737 MAX 8N302USAmerican Airlines
Boeing 737 MAX 8N314UTAmerican Airlines
Boeing 737 MAX 8N315UUAmerican Airlines
Airbus A320-251NN908AVavianca
Embraer E195-E2PS-ADHAzul
Embraer E195-E2PS-ADIAzul
Airbus A320-271NRP-C4164Cebu Pacific
Airbus A330-941RP-C912Cebu Pacific
Airbus A320-251NB-32NZChina Southern
Airbus A320-251NB-32P0China Southern
Airbus A320-251NB-32P1China Southern
Boeing 737 MAX 8HP-9814CMPCopa Airlines
Airbus A220-300N336DUDelta Air Lines
Airbus A321-271NXN556DTDelta Air Lines
Airbus A350-941N530DNDelta Air Lines
Airbus A350-941ET-BCDEthiopian Airlines
Airbus A350-941ET-BCEEthiopian Airlines
Boeing 737 MAX 8ET-BBDEthiopian Airlines
Airbus A321-251NX(LR)A6-LRFEtihad
Airbus A321-251NX(LR)A6-LRHEtihad
Airbus A321-251NX(LR)A6-LRIEtihad
Boeing 767-300FN247FEFedEx
Boeing 737 MAX 8A6-FPIflydubai
Airbus A320-271NN405FRFrontier
Airbus A320-271NN409FRFrontier
Airbus A320-271NN413FRFrontier
Airbus A321-271NXN673FRFrontier
Boeing 737 MAX 8PS-GRNGOL
Boeing 737 MAX 9B-KWAGreater Bay Airlines
Airbus A320-251NB-32PYHainan Airlines
Airbus A330-941B-32MUHainan Airlines
Boeing 737 MAX 8B-225UHainan Airlines
Boeing 737 MAX 8B-225WHainan Airlines
Boeing 737 MAX 8B-228AHainan Airlines
Airbus A321-251NXB-KKNHong Kong Express
Airbus A321-253NY(XLR)EC-OQGIberia
Airbus A321-253NY(XLR)EC-OQHIberia
Airbus A320-251NVT-IXQIndiGo
Airbus A321-251NXVT-NHHIndiGo
Airbus A321-251NXVT-NHMIndiGo
Airbus A220-300EI-TEAITA
Airbus A330-941I-ITYEITA
Airbus A321-251NXG-HLYNJet2
Airbus A220-300N3280JjetBlue
Airbus A321-271NXCC-DOHJetSMART
Airbus A321-271NXCC-DOJJetSMART
Airbus A321-271NXCC-DIYJetSMART
Airbus A321-272NXHL8712Korean Air
Boeing 787-10 DreamlinerHL8575Korean Air
Airbus A320-271NCC-BHNLATAM
Boeing 737 MAX 8B-227VLucky Air
Boeing 787-9 DreamlinerD-ABPTLufthansa
Airbus A320-251ND-AIIBLufthansa City
Embraer E195-E2LX-LEALuxair
Airbus A330-9419M-MNNMalaysia Airlines
Boeing 777-FG-ONEHOne Air
Airbus A320-251NJA222PPeach
Airbus A220-300VH-X4IQantasLink
Airbus A321-251NXA7-AJCQatar Airways
Airbus A321-251NXA7-AJFQatar Airways
Airbus A321-251NXA7-AJGQatar Airways
Airbus A350-1041A7-AOFQatar Airways
Boeing 737 MAX 8-200EI-ILRRyanair
Boeing 737 MAX 8UP-B3746SCAT
Airbus A321-271NX9V-NCLScoot
Airbus A321-251NXB-32PAShenzhen Airlines
Boeing 737 MAX 8N8981QSouthwest
Boeing 737 MAX 8N8982SSouthwest
Boeing 737 MAX 8N8983QSouthwest
Boeing 737 MAX 8N8984LSouthwest
Boeing 737 MAX 8N8992LSouthwest
Boeing 787-10 DreamlinerD2-TESTAAG
Boeing 787-10 DreamlinerD2-TETTAAG
Airbus A321-271NXTC-LPUTurkish Airlines
Airbus A321-271NXTC-LPVTurkish Airlines
Airbus A321-271NXTC-LPYTurkish Airlines
Boeing 777-FTC-LJVTurkish Cargo
Airbus A321-271NXN14553United Airlines
Airbus A321-271NXN14554United Airlines
Airbus A321-271NXN24555United Airlines
Airbus A321-271NXN34547United Airlines
Airbus A321-271NXN34551United Airlines
Airbus A321-271NXN94556United Airlines
Embraer E175LRN634SYUnited Express
Boeing 767-300FN914UPUPS
Airbus A321-271NXVN-A578VietJet
Boeing 737 MAX 8HS-VZAVietJet
Boeing 737 MAX 8HS-VZEVietJet
Boeing 737 MAX 8C-FKWSWestJet
Airbus A321-271NX9H-WMRWizz Air
Airbus A321-271NXHA-LDGWizz Air
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