With jet dream dashed, Porter turns to slower growth
Porter Airlines CE Robert Deluce is still holding on to the idea of flying CSeries jets one day, but knows it’s probably a far-off dream. “We’ve kept our CSeries conditional order in place, leaving those deposits with Bombardier,” said Deluce Sunday. “On our part, we’re keeping all of our options open,” he said, though he quickly adds there are no discussions under way to get jets at the island airport. “We’ll wait until there is a better climate to talk about CSeries in the future, if that opportunity presents itself,” he said. That’s a reference to whether there might someday be the political will — either at city hall or Ottawa — to allow jets and extend the runway at Toronto’s island airport. Now, Deluce said the airline is focused on a different growth plan, centred on its Q400 turboprops. <br/>
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With jet dream dashed, Porter turns to slower growth
Porter Airlines CE Robert Deluce is still holding on to the idea of flying CSeries jets one day, but knows it’s probably a far-off dream. “We’ve kept our CSeries conditional order in place, leaving those deposits with Bombardier,” said Deluce Sunday. “On our part, we’re keeping all of our options open,” he said, though he quickly adds there are no discussions under way to get jets at the island airport. “We’ll wait until there is a better climate to talk about CSeries in the future, if that opportunity presents itself,” he said. That’s a reference to whether there might someday be the political will — either at city hall or Ottawa — to allow jets and extend the runway at Toronto’s island airport. Now, Deluce said the airline is focused on a different growth plan, centred on its Q400 turboprops. <br/>
