Air Canada will launch a daily non-stop flight between Montreal and Shanghai on February 16, 2017.

The flight will be operated by a Boeing 787-8, marking the introduction of the type to the airline’s Montreal hub.

“China is Canada’s second-largest trading partner and Air Canada has made a significant investment of more than C$1 billion (US$ illion) in aircraft and equipment allocated specifically to serve the Chinese market from our Canadian hubs,” said Calin Rovinescu, president and CEO of Air Canada. “We will be the first and only Canadian carrier to operate daily non-stop trans-Pacific service between Montreal and the Asia-Pacific region, and with an elapsed time of 14.5 hours, it will be the longest flight ever operated by any carrier from Montreal-Trudeau airport.”

Air China currently flies from Beijing to Montreal with a 777-300ER.

The schedule for the new flight is as follows.

[February 16, 2017 – March 12, 2017]

[March 12, 2017 – March 25, 2017]

[March 25, 2017 onwards]

The carrier will also launch a daily 787-9 flight between Vancouver and Taipei on June 8, 2017, as well as a thrice-weekly 787-9 flight between Toronto and Mumbai on July 1, 2017.