Air Canada Rouge Takes Over YVR-HNL Service

Beginning this evening, Air Canada Rouge has taken over the nightly 737-8 YVR-HNL service from parent Air Canada, that was ACA519/518. The flight code is now ROU1783, and the return flight is now ROU1784. The 737-8s have small Air Canada Rouge decals by the L1 door, and is not expected to have its own livery. C-FSJH (c/n 61218, l/n 6886, f/n 511) is making this evening's flight

Seasonal Air Canada service to OGG and KOA ended in the last week of April. When service resumes in October, those will flights will be flown as Air Canada Rouge 737-8s.

Air Canada To Shift 737-8s To Air Canada Rouge

Air Canada announced in that they are transferring their entire 737-8 fleet to Air Canada Rouge, and that its main operating base will be at YVR. The change will take effect from the 1st quarter of 2026, and will last throughout the year. The 737-8 cabins will need to reconfigured and the fuselages repainted.

No word was given as to changes the 737-8 flights that Air Canada currently has from YVR to HNL, OGG, and KOA.

Further information in this Air Canada news release.

Air Canada To Allocate Their 737-8s To Rouge

Air Canada announced today, during the investors day event, that the airline will allocate their 737-8 fleet to their low-cost subsidiary, Air Canada Rouge. A full transition is expected to be completed in 2028. This will eventually affect Air Canada's service from YVR to HNL, OGG, and KOA.

Back in May 2014, Air Canada announced their new subsidiary Rouge would take over the YVR flights to the islands with 767-300ERs in November. The Rouge service ended in late 2018 as Air Canada would take over the YVR flights with their 737-8s. Seems like things have come full-circle with Rouge.

N217DP

N217DP (c/n 30850, l/n 830), a 767-333ER owned by the Bank of Utah, is ferrying from GYR to QPG (via HNL) for freighter conversion for SF Airlines. It's seen above, landing at HNL, still wearing the former's Air Canada Rouge livery.

30850's History

Jun 2001: Originally delivered to Air Canada as C-GHLT (f/n 659), leased from GECAS.

Nov 2007: Painted to the mint green livery.

Mar 2015: Transferred to Air Canada Rouge, and flew until Apr 2020

May 2021: Sold to Bank of Utah as N217DP.

Rouge Replaces Air Canada

Rouge, the Air Canada subsidiary takes over the YVR-HNL service tonight, continuing with 767-300ER service.

Air Canada rouge To Launch Service To Hawaii

Air Canada rouge announced today that they will launch service to Hawaii beginning on November 21, 2014 effectively putting an end to Air Canada's mainline service to Hawaii. The new twice-weekly B767-300ER service between YYZ [Toronto-Pearson, Canada] and HNL, will begin on November 26, 2014 making them the only carrier to service this market.

In addition, Air Canada announced that existing year-round non-stop service from Vancouver to Honolulu and Maui, currently operated by Air Canada, will be converted to daily Air Canada rouge Boeing 767-300ER service effective November 21 and December 1, 2014.

Further information in this Air Canada Press Release.