What's next for Porter Airlines? Exploring 3 post-COVID challenges

[@emersonmanning1124]

Just found this video a couple years later. Their expansion seems to be in full swing now. Very interesting to see the speculation from this video in hindshight

[@TheFlyingMooseCA]

Indeed - I'd like to think I predicted Swoop being folded back into WestJet as well in my Flair video >:) although maybe that wasn't so hard to guess

[@DanTheCaptain]

The new E190-E2 order and YYZ ops are extremely exciting, even if it won't be the London City-esque A220 operations out of YTZ like originally planned.

[@TheFlyingMooseCA]

Yep, Porter hasn't seen such a radical shakeup ever!

[@LOOKATME508]

Great presentation style!

[@andrewvandenhoeven4273]

Great video! Big fan of this style of 15 min micro documentaries like economics explained. Additionally, nice to see so much original footage!

[@andrewvandenhoeven4273]

( and the OG wendover productions of course )

[@TheFlyingMooseCA]

Glad you enjoyed it - these are fun to make :)

[@caribbb]

Excellent video. Good to see the E2 order from Porter. Hoping for some expansion out of Montreal too

[@eqplanes]

Just found another great Canadian aviation channel 👍

[@TheFlyingMooseCA]

Really appreciate that, stay tuned for more :)

[@karlossargeant3872]

Porter Airlines will succeed 100% Awesome Video Man!!!!!

[@khanaviation7202]

Excellent video!!! Very informative. Thank you :)

[@edwardcasper5231]

A couple of thoughts. The new E-195s could be used to expand service in Montreal, Ottawa, Halifax, etc. Billy Bishop would connect these hubs to Toronto, in addition to offering some service from Pearson. Then there's the possibility of mergers and/or codeshares with one or more of the airlines mentioned in the video, as well as Air Transat, after its failed attempt to combine with Air Canada. One other thought. It's quite possible that part of Porter's rationale for going with Embraer is that the manufacturer is developing a new turboprop based on the E-Jet platform. And the Q-400s will need to be replaced at some point.

[@TheFlyingMooseCA]

Yep, a deeper partnership with JetBlue or something big like joining forces with AA/Oneworld could be on the table :^)

[@TheFlyingMooseCA]

Hey Edward, I've created a facebook group to continue discussions like these - let me know if you'd like to join!

[@marc88cram]

Great presentation..!! Lots of info and details.. good structured comprehensives.! What do you think of the so called "charter airlines'' in the Canadian skies.. maybe a video on the likes of AT and SW and also airlines coming into play like Flair, OWG and Enerjet (something else ?).. ? Do you think alliances are possible between some of these to compete in a tight market like Canada ?

[@TheFlyingMooseCA]

I'll admit that there's a lot of me to still learn about the landscape re: charter airlines! For alliances specifically, I think most Canadian players are looking to team up with carriers outside of Canada - a lot of US airlines would like to fold Porter's regional coverage into their own networks, making partnerships (even if not a formal alliance) an attractive option

[@eastmarvista3267]

Very informative. Surprised that a TV Network hasn't scooped you up for a reporter's job.

[@jasoneddy5298]

Damm super high quality video bro

[@eddiechung5774]

Great Video. Well done!!!

[@samueljackson1606]

Porter should have Saguenay and Sept Iles in it's network.

[@la221712]

As a brazilian and proud of EMBRAER I will from now on follow this chanel.💪🇧🇷👍

[@devon896]

Porters situation reminds me of how Flybe was in 2009 after the financial crisis.

[@thenikikannan]

Interesting insights!

[@LOOKATME508]

I agree!

[@DeltaBravoTango]

Superb video man

[@TheFlyingMooseCA]

Thanks man :) keep up the good work too!

[@jeannajem5631]

You forgot one major point, Porter owns 26 Q400 that are fully paid out of 29. This means no lease payments compared to Air Canada and Westjet. Your estimate of cash burn is way off. I still enjoyed your video.

[@brownbear1657]

How come they cancelled the A220?

[@TheFlyingMooseCA]

The A220/C-series was never approved for operations in Billy Bishop, but Porter was hoping/planning to have that happen. There are some reasons for ordering the E-195 over the A220 for this expansion, likely surrounding delivery schedules and the fact that Embraer probably cut Porter a better deal than Airbus was willing to (the latter having more leverage with the popularity of the A220)

[@brownbear1657]

@@TheFlyingMooseCA oh that makes sense, I was definetly shocked to hear about the CS order when it wasn't aproved for Billy Bishop.

[@TheFlyingMooseCA]

@@brownbear1657 would've made for a great Canadian story all around :)

[@brownbear1657]

@@TheFlyingMooseCA for sure

[@First362]

👍🏼

[@janessayuen]

who dat weirdo at 10:06

[@TheFlyingMooseCA]

i don't see anYoNe?