Porter Airlines plans to double Bombardier fleet
April 27, 2009
Porter Airlines, the two-year-old Canadian carrier, plans to double its fleet of Bombardier airplanes as it adds more destinations that may include Boston or Washington. Porter will increase its fleet to 18 Bombardier Q400 planes this year, Chief Executive Officer Robert Deluce said in an interview today. Porter “could well have a follow-on order in place” next April, after it gets its full initial order of 20 planes. The Toronto-based airline serves Canadian cities including Ottawa and Montreal, as well as U.S. destinations Chicago and New York with 70-seat turboprop planes made by Montreal-based Bombardier. The airline will start flying to Thunder Bay, Ontario, in June and add to its U.S. flights.
