Porter Airlines
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Porter Airlines is a regional passenger carrier that is attempting to operate out of Toronto City Centre Airport. The airline is proposing to commence service in fall 2006. Porter is a subsidiary of privately-held REGCO Holdings Inc. Its investors include EdgeStone Capital Partners, Borealis Infrastructure and REGCO Capital Corp.
History
REGCO Holdings president and CEO Robert Deluce announced February 2, 2006 that a short-haul airline operating out of a newly revitalized Toronto City Centre Airport will begin service in 2006. Passengers will use a ferry to get to the island airport instead of a controversial bridge proposal.Goverance
The new airline is to be run by Robert Deluce (President & CEO) and former American Airlines chief executive, Canadian born Donald J. Carty (Chairman). On February 6, 2006, he was also named the chairman of the new Richard Branson upstart, Virgin America airlines. (Virgin Airlines briefly operated a London to Toronto service, until financial troubles related to the September 11th terrorist attacks in the United States).
Destinations
On June 27, 2006, Porter announced its first city pair would be Toronto - Ottawa with ten weekday round trips. This service is scheduled to start in fall of 2006. [link]Fleet
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