Porter Airlines - Fleet

Fleet

The Porter Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of April 11, 2013):

Originally, Porter ordered ten 70-seat Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 turboprops, with ten more as options, at a value estimated by Porter of over $500 million. In June 2009, Porter exercised the option on the 19th and 20th Dash 8s.

Porter chose the 70-seat configuration (less than the maximum of 78 seats) so as to land and take off safely within the length of the runway at Billy Bishop Airport; this also means Porter aircraft have a slightly greater seat pitch than a 78 seat aircraft. A fully loaded 78-seat configuration would need a longer runway than available at Billy Bishop. The 70-seat configuration also allows Porter to use the shorter runway 11/29 at Newark.

In May 2010, Porter announced that it intended to order seven more Dash 8 Q400. On August 6, 2010, it was announced that Porter had ordered four more Q400s with options for six more.

In November 2011, Porter Airlines accepted two new Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft, bringing the company’s fleet to 26.

In April 2013, Porter Airlines announced a conditional purchase agreement for up to 30 Bombardier CS100 aircraft, including purchase rights for 6 more Q400 NextGen aircraft.