<Tr> <Th> Key people </Th> <Td> Robert Deluce (CEO / President) Donald J. Carty (Chairman) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.flyporter.com </Td> </Tr> <P> Porter Airlines is a regional airline headquartered at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport on the Toronto Islands in Toronto, Ontario, Canada . Owned by Porter Aviation Holdings, formerly known as REGCO Holdings Inc., Porter operates regularly scheduled flights between Toronto and locations in Canada and the United States using Canadian - built Bombardier Dash - 8 Q 400 turboprop aircraft . </P> <P> Porter's operation at the Toronto airport was launched in 2006 with some controversy . Robert Deluce, who is now the CEO of Porter Airlines, proposed creating a regional airline using Bombardier turboprop aircraft to service major cities of Canada within the range of Toronto . A planned bridge to the airport was cancelled in 2003, leading to lawsuits between Deluce and the City of Toronto . The airline lost the case in court but the idea for the airline remained . With the compensation received from the Toronto Port Authority for the lawsuit, REGCO bought the island airport terminal used by Air Canada Jazz and terminated Air Canada's access . Porter has expanded its operations since 2006, adding more destinations and planes . Porter opened a new, larger passenger terminal at the island airport in March 2010 . In 2013, Porter made a proposal to expand Toronto Island airport to allow jets . Toronto City Council reserved its support, requiring the controversial proposal to be the focus of Ports Toronto studies . In November 2015, the federal government announced it would not support the proposal . </P>

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