Porter Airlines

Porter Airlines
IATA code :	PD
ICAO code :	POE
Call sign :	PORTER AIR
Founding:	2006
Seat:	Toronto , Canada
Home airport :	Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
IATA prefix code :	451
Management:	Robert Deluce ( CEO )
Fleet size:	29 (+ 12 orders)
Aims:	national and continental
Website:	www.flyporter.com

Porter Airlines is a Canadian regional airline based in Toronto and based at the nearby Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport .

history

A Porter Airlines shuttle bus outside the Royal York Hotel in Toronto

The founding of Porter Airlines turned out to be extremely difficult and is linked to the history of the airport. In 2000, Toronto City Center Airport, operated by the Toronto Port Authority , made an annual loss of $ 1 million. Part of the Port Authority's job was to make the airport profitable and to increase passenger traffic. After the abandonment of the regional airline City Express, the airport was only used by Air Canada Jazz for a daily flight to Ottawa .

In October 2002, the Port Authority announced that it would allocate $ 35 million to revitalize the airport, divided into $ 15 million to build a bridge, $ 20 million to build a new terminal and to incentivize a new regional airline, which businessman Robert Deluce offered Wanted to build Toronto. Since the airport on Toronto Islands was founded, it has only been connected to the city by a passenger ferry, which has been a major obstacle to expansion. The plans were approved by the Toronto City Council in November 2002. On the other hand, residents and municipal associations opposed that formed the Community Air Special Interest Group to prevent expansion. Enlargement was a central theme in the 2003 Toronto municipal elections. While the two main candidates Barbara Hall and John Tory supported the project, David Miller stood against it. After David Miller and the new city council were elected, they refused to build the bridge.

After the bridge was rejected, Robert Deluce first sued the city of Toronto and later the Canadian federal government for $ 505 million. After an unspecified settlement with the Port Authority, his company bought the airport building in which Air Canada Jazz handled its passengers and canceled the contract on January 31, 2006. Two days later, the company announced that Porter Airlines would be the regional airline Turboprop aircraft built exclusively by Bombardier, which will start operating from Island Airport in 2006. This opposed Toronto's mayor, parts of the city council, as well as local interest groups and members of parliament. They argued that operating a major airline on the island would create increased noise and air pollution. Safety concerns were also reported, as the runway was too short for the machines according to the manufacturer. Deluce stated that the length would be sufficient as the machines would not be occupied with the maximum number of passengers.

Despite all the obstacles, flight operations began on October 23, 2006 with a flight to Ottawa. Flight operations have been expanded continuously since then. The company is owned by EdgeStone Capital Partners, Borealis Infrastructure and REGCO Capital Corp.

In the event that Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport is expanded for use by jets, Porter Airlines announced an order for twelve Airbus A220-100s for delivery from 2016.

Destinations

Porter Airlines connects Toronto to major cities such as Ottawa , Montreal and Québec and also flies to regional destinations such as Moncton , Halifax , Thunder Bay and St. John's on Newfoundland . In the USA , Newark , Boston , Chicago-Midway , Myrtle Beach and Washington-Dulles are also served.

fleet

As of March 2020, the Porter Airlines fleet consists of 29 aircraft with an average age of 10.1 years:

Aircraft type	number	ordered	Remarks
De Havilland DHC-8-400	29
Airbus A220		12	+ 18 options
total	29	12

Web links

Commons : Porter Airlines - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Porter Airlines website (English, French)

Individual evidence

^ Aerotelegraph.com - Porter Airlines' big bet , June 23, 2013
^ Porter Airlines Fleet Details and History. Retrieved March 15, 2020 .
↑ Orders and deliveries. Retrieved August 7, 2019 .
^ The orders from Farnborough 2016. In: aerotelegraph.com. July 13, 2016, accessed March 15, 2020 .

[1] Aerotelegraph.com - Porter Airlines' big bet , June 23, 2013

[2] Porter Airlines Fleet Details and History. Retrieved March 15, 2020 .

[3] Orders and deliveries. Retrieved August 7, 2019 .

[4] The orders from Farnborough 2016. In: aerotelegraph.com. July 13, 2016, accessed March 15, 2020 .


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