Porter signs sale-leaseback deal for four Embraer jets with Fortress and GOAL

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TORONTO - Porter Airlines has signed a sale-and-leaseback agreement for four Embraer E195-E2 aircraft.

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TORONTO – Porter Airlines has signed a sale-and-leaseback agreement for four Embraer E195-E2 aircraft.

Under the deal, funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group and Goal Aircraft Leasing have acquired the aircraft, which will be operated by Porter under a long-term lease agreement.

Financial terms of the transaction were not immediately available.

A Porter plane taxi's at the airport in Ottawa, Sunday, Mar 30, 2025.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
A Porter plane taxi's at the airport in Ottawa, Sunday, Mar 30, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Two of the aircraft have already been delivered to Porter, while the remaining two aircraft will be delivered later this year.

Porter already operates a growing fleet of the Brazilian jets.

It says has taken delivery of 46 E195-E2s from a total of 75 confirmed orders. Porter also has an additional 25 remaining purchase options.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 15, 2025.

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