Porter Airlines set to take off in the Q400	September 2006

Porter Airlines took delivery of its first Bombardier Q400 turboprop airliner on August 29, 2006 at a ceremony at Toronto City Centre Airport, Porter’s base of operations. Porter has firm orders for 10 Q400 aircraft.

“For those of you who have ever had a dream come true, you’ll know there’s a moment – an instant, really – when that dream finally crosses over and becomes real in every way. For us, that moment is now,” said Robert Deluce, President and Chief Executive Officer, Porter Airlines. “The Q400 is a major part of the Porter experience and will help us deliver on our refined travel promise. I’d like to thank the management and plant workers at Bombardier for providing us with a beautiful aircraft.”

Porter Airlines’ Bombardier Q400 airliners have 70 passenger all-leather passenger seats at 34-inch (86.36 cm) with generous overhead bins and underseat stowage.

Porter Airlines will start service this fall with 10 round-trip weekday flights to Ottawa. Other Canadian and U.S. cities within a 500-nm radius of Toronto will be added to Porter’s schedule as it takes delivery of aircraft.

“This delivery continues to confirm the resurgence in turboprop travel,” said Ric Allison, Vice-president, Americas Sales at Bombardier Regional Aircraft. “Turboprops remain the backbone of the world’s regional airline fleets because of their economic advantages in short- and medium-haul routes such as those planned by Porter Airlines.

The Q400 has emerged as today’s answer for many airlines, Mr. Allison said. It can fly almost as fast as a jet and Bombardier’s exclusive Noise and Vibration Suppression system, or NVS, makes the Q400 cabin just as quiet and vibration free as that of a jet.

 “But most important to an airline are the economics of the Q400,” said Mr. Allison. “Its operating costs are the lowest of any regional aircraft flying today. It is literally in a class by itself.”