Porter Airlines orders 20 more Embraer E195-E2 jets
TORONTO — Porter Airways has introduced a agency order for 20 Embraer E195-E2 passenger jets with a complete checklist worth worth of US$1.56 billion.
The airline says the acquisition follows its deal final yr for 30 Embraer E195-E2 jets, with buy rights for an extra 50 plane.
The deal Tuesday brings Porter’s orders with Embraer to a complete of fifty agency commitments and 50 buy rights.
First supply and entry into service is scheduled beginning within the second half of this yr.
Porter CEO Michael Deluce says the plane will change into core to the airline’s fleet.
It plans to fly the brand new jets to enterprise and leisure locations in Canada, the US, Mexico and the Caribbean, from Ottawa, Montreal, RisePEI and Toronto’s Pearson Worldwide Airport.
