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Air Transat and Porter Airlines plan to take on Canada’s top airlines together
With plans to become more closely intertwined, Canadian carriers Air Transat and Porter Airlines are offering a “strong third option” to Air Canada and WestJet.
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Porter Airlines orders 25 more Embraer 195-E2s
Canada’s Porter Airlines has placed firm orders for 25 more Embraer 195-E2s – on top of 50 existing orders – in a deal valued at $2.1 billion.
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Air Transat and Porter plan closer collaboration through joint venture
Canadian operators Air Transat and Porter Airlines have agreed to coordinate flight schedules and routes under a new joint venture aimed at helping both carriers expand.
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Porter to launch flights from Toronto to Los Angeles and San Francisco
Canada’s Porter Airlines plans to launch its first flights to California early next year as part of an ongoing expansion to the USA.
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Porter launching first E195-E2 flights to USA with seven new Florida routes
Canadian carrier Porter Airlines is planning to enter the next phase of its North American expansion with its first flights to the USA using its new Embraer 195-E2s.
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Porter plans to fly from Ottawa to Edmonton
Canadian carrier Porter Airlines continues plotting westward expansion with a new transcontinental route to be operated with its growing fleet of Embraer 195-E2s.
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Porter Airlines chief Michael Deluce hails North American expansion with E195-E2s
Under the leadership of Michael Deluce, the Canadian regional carrier is in the early stages of its grandest-ever expansion, thanks to the arrival of its new Embraer jets
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Porter agrees E195-E2 sale-and-leaseback deal with Avolon
Canadian regional carrier Porter Airlines has agreed to sell 10 of its incoming Embraer 195-E2s to aircraft lessor Avolon and buy back the E-jets.
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Porter Airlines adds new transcontinental route from Ottawa to Vancouver
Canadian regional carrier Porter Airlines is further expanding westward with a new transcontinental route from Ottawa to Vancouver starting 26 July.
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Porter Airlines to support construction of new terminal at Montreal Saint-Hubert airport
Porter Airlines plans to expand at a secondary airport near Montreal that now has relatively few commercial flights.
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Porter launches ‘sister airline’ to operate new Embraer 195-E2s to the USA
Porter Airlines has launched a new ”sister” carrier – Porter Airlines Canada – with an eye on an expansion in the USA using its new Embraer E195-E2s.
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Porter Airlines takes first two of 50 Embraer E195-E2s
Porter Airlines received the first two of its 50-strong order of Embraer E195-E2s during a ceremony at Embraer’s headquarters in San Jose dos Campos on 21 December.
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Porter Airlines’ westward expansion to include routes to Calgary, Edmonton
Continuing the westward expansion of its domestic network, Porter Airlines said on 15 December it is adding Calgary International airport to its list of destinations.
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On ‘road to recovery’, Canada’s Air Transat loses C$126 million in fiscal Q4
Transat AT, the parent company of Canadian leisure airline Air Transat, gained ground financially but still posted an loss of C$126 million ($92.2 million) in the company’s fiscal fourth quarter.
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Canadian certification clears path for E195-E2 delivery to Porter
Transport Canada has certificated the Embraer 190-E2 and 195-E2, paving the way for delivery to Toronto-based Porter Airlines.
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Porter Airlines to expand westward with Vancouver flights from February 2023
Canada’s Porter Airlines will initially fly its new Embraer 195-E2s from Toronto Pearson International airport to Vancouver, Montreal and Ottawa, beginning in February 2023.
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Porter expands in Ottawa to service growing fleet
Canadian regional carrier Porter Airlines is expanding with a C$65 million ($48.2 million) facilities upgrade at Ottawa International airport.
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Air Transat and WestJet link networks with regional Canadian airlines
Canadian passenger carriers Air Transat and WestJet have expanded their respective networks through codeshare agreements with smaller regional airlines.
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Porter enters sale-and-leasebacks for a dozen E195-E2s
Canada’s Porter Airlines has added more lessors to its fleet-sourcing for Embraer 195-E2 twinjets, with sale-and-leaseback agreements for a dozen aircraft equally split between TrueNoord and funds linked to Apollo and Merx Aviation. The arrangement means the carrier has secured lease agreements with five lessors covering 26 E195-E2s. Porter ordered ...
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Alaska Air Group and Porter Airlines order 28 Embraer jets
Embraer has notched orders for a total of 28 aircraft and 13 options from two North American carriers.