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, 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
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.
