Porter Airlines Takes Delivery of First Two Embraer E195-E2 Aircraft

Dark/Light Mode (22/12/22)  Porter Airlines has taken delivery of its first two Embraer E195-E2 aircraft.

The planes are part of a firm order for 50 E195-E2s, with a further three aircraft scheduled to be delivered to Porter in the run up to the new year.

“The official delivery of these aircraft is the beginning of a new era for Porter,” said Michael Deluce, President and CEO, Porter Airlines. “The E195-E2 enables us to reach across the continent, beyond our Eastern Canada roots, while introducing a level of service for economy air travellers that no other North American airline provides. It’s an enhanced experience that builds on our reputation for providing an elevated level of service to every passenger at reasonable prices in a single class of service. The first planes are ready to fly to Canada later this month before going into regular service in February.”

Porter Airlines E195-E2

Porter, the North American launch customer for the E195-E2, plans to use the aircraft to open up operations throughout North America, including to the west coast, southern U.S., Mexico and Caribbean.

The jets will initially be deployed from Toronto Pearson International Airport, with Halifax, Montreal and Ottawa also seeing new services with the E195-E2.

The airline has chosen to configure the 146-seat aircraft with just 132 seats in an all-economy class configuration offering passengers a choice of three seat pitches: 30, 34 and 36 inches. 

Arjan Meijer, President and CEO, Embraer Commercial Aviation, said, “Porter is focused on delivering what we all want – making the air travel experience a pleasure. Along with their exciting levels of service and generosity, Porter’s entire fleet is also without the dreaded middle seat, and will also satisfy the sustainability needs of Porter’s guests. E195-E2 is the most sustainable single-aisle aircraft, at 65% quieter and up to 25% cleaner than previous-generation aircraft. It has the lowest fuel consumption per seat and per trip among 120 to 150 seat aircraft, and is the quietest single-aisle jet flying today.”

In total, Porter has orders with Embraer for up to 100 E195-E2 aircraft; 50 firm and 50 options.

The airline ordered 30 Embraer E195-E2 jets in 2021, with purchase rights for a further 50 aircraft, worth US$5.82 billion at list prices, with all options exercised. A firm order, valued at US$1.56 billion, for a further 20 aircraft followed in 2022.

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