Porter Adds Second U.S. Point, Aircraft

With the introduction of new service between its base at Toronto City Center Airport (TCCA) and Chicago’s Midway Airport, Porter Airlines adds its second U.S. point on Nov. 12. Porter is the only carrier offering service between the two downtown airports. The airline launched TCCA-Newark service earlier this year.
In other news, Porter exercised options on two more Bombardier Q400s in a deal valued at $52 million. The order represents aircraft 17 and 18 in the Porter fleet, with delivery scheduled at the end of 2009. Porter’s initial 10 firm and 10 option Q400 order is valued at over $500 million US. Six aircraft are delivered and currently in service. For a complete report see next week's issue of Regional Aviation News.