The Canadian Porter Airlines wants to expand strongly in the next few years. For this purpose, up to 80 Embraer 195-E2s will be fleeted. The first units are to be taken over as early as the middle of next year.

The regional airline wants to open up the North American continent with the Brazilian jets and expand in the direction of the USA in particular. At the same time, a media statement emphasizes that the machine type DHC Dash 8-400 will continue to be used from Billy Bishop Airport Toronto. People are clearly committed to the inner-city airport.

Via the leasing company Porter Aircraft Leasing Corp. you have ordered a total of 30 E195-E2s. Furthermore, options for 50 more copies were secured. If the worst comes to the worst, it has been written in the contracts that conversions into the smaller variant E190-E2 are possible.

"We're bringing Porter's signature service to dozens of new North American cities," said Michael Deluce, President and CEO of Porter Airlines. “We believe now is the right time to make this investment as the pandemic is redefining the aviation landscape. By adding a diverse selection of popular business and vacation destinations to our network, we are better positioned to meet the needs of many more passengers. "

The new flights are to be started primarily from Pearson Airport. Billy Bishop Airport is not approved for the Embraer 195-E2. The company emphasizes that the core business should remain at the inner-city airport. The existing DHC Dash 8-400 are used for this.

For Airbus Canada, the bulk order from competitor Embraer is likely to be a lot of gossip, because they vied for the customer who had already ordered several Airbus A220s, but canceled the order and instead placed a bulk order in Brazil. Now the European group, which has taken over the CSeries program from Bombardier, goes completely empty-handed.