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Porter Airlines orders 25 Embraer E195-E2s

Canada’s Porter Airlines has exercised purchase rights to place a firm order for 25 Embraer E195-E2 passenger jets, adding to its 50 existing firm orders.

In a Nov. 29 news release, Porter officials said the new aircraft will be used to extend its service to destinations throughout North America. The deal, valued at US$2.1billion at list price, brings the airline’s orders with Embraer to 75 firm, with 25 purchase rights remaining.

Deliveries from this additional order are scheduled to begin in 2025.

Porter was the North American launch customer for Embraer’s E195-E2, and the airline has already taken delivery of 24 E195-E2s, and recently announced new destinations including Las Vegas, Miami, San Francisco, and Los Angeles; with destinations in Mexico and the Caribbean also planned. The aircraft are currently deployed from Eastern Canada across the country, with a focus on Toronto Pearson International Airport and Ottawa. Halifax and Montreal are also seeing new services with the E195-E2, Porter said.

“[We] entered a new era when we began operating the E195-E2 earlier this year,” Porter president and CEO Michael Deluce said. “The jet is exceeding our expectations, especially in terms of fuel use…[and] these additional 25 orders enable us to continue extending our reach throughout North America”.