As a brazilian and an engineer, happy to see Embraer doing well in such competitive market. Thanks a lot for the review, didn't had the chance to fly E2 yet
Canada 🇨🇦 does not have competition when it comes to airlines. Ticket prices are expensive especially for domestic flights. USA 🇺🇸 and Europe have competitions and their domestic flights are cheaper.
Glad to see another Canadian airline growing. The market is so dominated buy West Jet and AC, its good to see that airlines like Porter and Flair are growing. Great video, and glad to see the trip reports back!
As a Porter employee that got invited to an event to try all the new onboard offerings I have to say you will love them… they are so fresh and delicious. It is nothing like I’ve had on a flight before. Love your work and excited to see your reviews of the airline.
Being from Brazil, I've flied the E2s several times by now and they're pretty damn good. Glad to see them beginning their successful journey in Canada. Thanks for the video, Alex!
They’re actually quieter than the Q400’s they currently fly, even though an expansion project at YTZ was ruled out by Transport Canada because these aircraft were apparently “too noisy”. Sad they can’t fly out of YTZ but I’m glad they’re expanding!
Beautiful aircraft! I've always loved Embraer aircraft! What struck me was how *quiet* the takeoff was! By far the quietest takeoff I've seen! Very best wishes to Embraer and Porter!
Saw this flight coming into to Ottawa while I was at working and thought, "I bet Alex is on that plane." And sure enough, you were 😄 Sidenote; I'm LOVING the whale sounds this thing makes when she throttles up. Even better than the A220's whale sounds imo
That same "whale moan" can be heard when the plane is about to land. I live not far from an airport and it's very easy to tell when an E2 is landing or taking off.
I thought the 6'8" person with the camera might have been you while we were waiting to board. I even managed to make an appearance in the video lol. Really excited for Porter, and definitely looking forward to flying the E2 again to Vancouver later this month. Thanks for capturing this flight!
I LOVE the Embraer 195, got to fly on Aurigny's one and it was so nice. Porter's product looks great too. I'd expect it to be good as it's new and I hope they keep it up and do well!
Booked tickets with Porter’s new E195’s this summer from YYZ-YVR. Even though we’re still months away from summer, I can’t help but get excited watching this first inaugural! Thank you Alex for these trip reports you post!
Enjoyed the video. The simple fact that you went silent and didn't put in music during the takeoff and landing shows that you're an enthusiast like us and get it.
I just got hired at Pearson airport to specially work on these new Porter flights as ground crew and we were the one who trained on the flight you showed .. I was waiting for you to record a vid about this
The meals are awesome! Seats are comfy with good quality material and headrests that not only change height but also fold in; no neck pillow? No problem! Spacious and quiet cabin during flight, Embraer has fantastic aircraft. Porter definitely isn't the tiny kid on the playground anymore.
Yeah. As long as you live with 10km of Billy Bishop. Now you get a TTC ride to Union. Then a 40 minute $40.00 dollar ride to Pearson on the UP Express. Don't forget you need to be there 2 hours early, for a 1 hour flight to Ottawa. So that's a 4 hour flight from Toronto. I can drive it, in about the same time for 20% of the cost...
@@Liloshy or $26.00 return. Don't forget the $17.00 for OTTc transport and another 55 minutes to actually to get to downtown Ottawa. So 5+ hours. You can drive in 4.5. at about 20% of the $450.00 flight
Thanks for posting this so quickly! I am a fan of the Embraer jets especially when the e175/e190 was newer with AC. Hope to able to use Porter out of YYZ in the future and glad it's not another ULCC product.
I was on the YUL flight after yours. There were ceremonies but in the main hall of the terminal not at the gate. And it started at 6:45a instead of the 6a time it was supposed to. Similar issue with drinks service on all four flights I took that day. Did YOW return in the afternoon ($1 fares). They need two carts, starting at the front and mid-cabin. And remember this jet is faster than the Q400s they’re used to.
I also caught the $1 fare! I took the flight back from Ottawa to Pearson. I even got a free upgrade to seat 1A on my way back from Pearson. Great experience all around! I even thought about if I would see you on that flight lol
@@Traineddummy AC operates this route at least 5 times a day with 150+ people capacity aircraft. Porter will have no issues selling seats for this route. The $1 fare was for the inaugural flight only.
I Love this Trip Report on Porters Airlines Embraer E195-E2 Jet Inaugural Flight from Toronto to Ottawa Alex nuff respect to all your Videos on Aviation and Travel keep going and Dream Big on Aviation man keep going 100% Awesome Video!!!!
Flew into Pearson from Calgary that day around 7pm and saw one of these in person parked beside our gate. Love Porters service from Billy Bishop and its cool to see they are expanding. Didn't know Feb 1 was the first service day for them.
Very excited to take my first 2 flights on Porter in Oct 2024. Flying from the east I'll get both the Dash 8 and E2 and looking forward to it. Love your videos, so comprehensive and interesting!
I was lucky enough to catch a glimpse of this beautiful plane at YYZ on Thursday evening last week when it taxied into the boarding gate right to next the gate where I was waiting for my flight. Didn't know that it was just it's second day ending in service. Feels like I watched the second day second show of a newly released movie in cinema. I have flown with Porter on their Dash-8 before, and needless to say, I simply love them as an airline. Can't wait to fly on the E2 soon hopefully. :)
The whole aura around Porter was the fact they flew in and out of City airport and thus could avoid Pearson. Until the runway is extended and jets are allowed to land at Bishop, I really don’t see the point from a passenger perspective. But I suppose it’s good to start somewhere…maybe this will push for the island runway extension.
Well no, if anything it will prove that Porter can operate without the extension if the airline succeeds. If it fails, then Billy Bishop will lose all scheduled services, likely forever.
Wonderful that you were able to experience the first flight! As a point of trivia, I flew on another aircraft registered C-GKOM previously (the Air Canada A340-500 on AC15 to Hong Kong back in 2007).
Looks like it's common for Canada and Singapore to recycle registrations for Aeroplanes. In the case of Singapore Airlines the ULRs actually re-use A340-500 registrations while A330-300s re use A300 registrations.
On window-seat alignment: it IS an airline decision since it is the airline that decides on seat pitch. There are some aircraft that have no window at certain location (air duct risers) or odd spacing for such but windows are generally the same size at at the same spacing from each other except near doors and emergency exits.
Oh woah super impressive Porter! I admit I was a little angry at them for choosing the E series over the a220 as a Canadian airline but considering their shorter haul model and 2-2 configuration which I love I can see there was no reason to buy a more expensive aircraft.
In Brazil we dont buy only Embraer airplanes as well. Companies are not buying just Embraer X eVTOLs and millionaires arent just buing Embraers luxury jets.
Seems like Embraer is stepping in where Bombardier got Trumped out of the market - taking a swing at the Airbus and Boeing airliners. This aircraft is not equal in every way but it definitely overlaps some of the routes that could be handled by the big two. Interesting.
It’s nice seeing them do well, they’ve always had a special charm about them. It is a little weird seeing that livery on a plane that isn’t a dash 8 though lol
The "misaligned" windows are actually a choice by the airline. If all rows have a pitch of 32", they'll be aligned throughout.
Very proud of our Embraer! Glad you liked it!
As a brazilian and an engineer, happy to see Embraer doing well in such competitive market. Thanks a lot for the review, didn't had the chance to fly E2 yet
The E2 line hasn’t sold really at all in North America except Porter, Not sure how the E2’s sold globally?
@@nickgiovanni6518 In Brazil the airline Azul (frmo JetBlue) bought a lot of those, and they're everywhere in Europe. KLM has a bunch specially.
Canada 🇨🇦 does not have competition when it comes to airlines. Ticket prices are expensive especially for domestic flights. USA 🇺🇸 and Europe have competitions and their domestic flights are cheaper.
Glad to see another Canadian airline growing. The market is so dominated buy West Jet and AC, its good to see that airlines like Porter and Flair are growing. Great video, and glad to see the trip reports back!
Maybe they'll fly to Saskatoon!
And Sunwing. Air Transat. Swoop. Canada Jetlines. Lynx. So 8 airlines that fly to many of the same places. I call that competition......
@@LeoD887 you may want to look at my reply. Already mentioned Swoop (owned by WestJet)
@@Traineddummy Yes but none of them are nearly on the same level as WJA or AC.
I dunno where you are from but here in quebec transat has a way bigger footstep than any other canadian company. It all depends
As a Porter employee that got invited to an event to try all the new onboard offerings I have to say you will love them… they are so fresh and delicious. It is nothing like I’ve had on a flight before.
Love your work and excited to see your reviews of the airline.
The food looks like it'll rival Canadian North, which is the gold standard when it comes to food for Y class pax.
Being from Brazil, I've flied the E2s several times by now and they're pretty damn good. Glad to see them beginning their successful journey in Canada. Thanks for the video, Alex!
Excellent!!!
Embraer is a symbol of pride for us.
Many thanks from Sao Paulo, Brazil
Is it really that silent?
Very proud of Embraer, Brazil's #1! Wish them greatest success!
So glad they still exist, Boeing almost killed them and they’re now the only Western Airplane Builder (that isn’t Boeing or Airbus). Godspeed Embraer!
Yup, even at takeoffs.
They’re actually quieter than the Q400’s they currently fly, even though an expansion project at YTZ was ruled out by Transport Canada because these aircraft were apparently “too noisy”. Sad they can’t fly out of YTZ but I’m glad they’re expanding!
I absolutely love E jets. QantasLink has just picked them up and it's really nice compared to a 717
Embraer is heavily subsidized by the Brazilian government
Proud to see those planes built here in my state of São Paulo flying all around the world.
Best wishes to all Canadian friends up there!
EMBRAER does give you wings, Mr Praglowski! Greetings from Brazil.
Beautiful aircraft! I've always loved Embraer aircraft!
What struck me was how *quiet* the takeoff was! By far the quietest takeoff I've seen!
Very best wishes to Embraer and Porter!
Always a good day when Alex posts a trip report
Beautiful plane. Those engines are massive.
Saw this flight coming into to Ottawa while I was at working and thought, "I bet Alex is on that plane." And sure enough, you were 😄
Sidenote; I'm LOVING the whale sounds this thing makes when she throttles up. Even better than the A220's whale sounds imo
Whale sounds, yeah - combustor resonance at its finest! Explained here: ua-cam.com/video/jXApXBz6tzs/v-deo.html
@Aero Man Appreciate the link 👍👍 I was wondering what exactly that sound was and what it's called
Its the same engine that the A220 has so the whale sounds would sound the same
Does anyone else notice/love how P&W engines have a whale tone during their takeoff spool?
That same "whale moan" can be heard when the plane is about to land. I live not far from an airport and it's very easy to tell when an E2 is landing or taking off.
I thought it was just me..love it.
Thanks!
I have pictures of the original E2 that Embraer sent up to cold weather test in Canada before Porter could actually buy them. Such a nice plane.
I thought the 6'8" person with the camera might have been you while we were waiting to board. I even managed to make an appearance in the video lol. Really excited for Porter, and definitely looking forward to flying the E2 again to Vancouver later this month. Thanks for capturing this flight!
Poor..
Hah I made it into the video!!!
How can a 6”8 person fit into a plane? You must suffer a lot. Better you get this PorterReserve always 😂
The E190 V2 looks actually amazing for a regional jet.
Its a E195, the 190 its a little small, and don't have the E2 versions
I LOVE the Embraer 195, got to fly on Aurigny's one and it was so nice. Porter's product looks great too. I'd expect it to be good as it's new and I hope they keep it up and do well!
Booked tickets with Porter’s new E195’s this summer from YYZ-YVR. Even though we’re still months away from summer, I can’t help but get excited watching this first inaugural! Thank you Alex for these trip reports you post!
Flew porter for the first time last month and I loved it. Decent seat and really kind service, they're definitely one of my favourite airlines now!
Update I literally just booked a ticket on the E2 in the porter reserve seat, SO EXCITED!!!
How does the landing drops feels like is it smooth?
Congrats to Porter and Embraer team. It really great airplane.
On May 27, I'm going to fly on a Helvetic Airways Embraer E190-E2 (LX 1679) from Florence to Zurich. I'm so excited!
I am so glad that winglets are being phased out. This is a beautiful aircraft.
Just a wonderful airplane. Fantastic!! Congratulations from USA.
Thank you for sharing your trip. Congrats to Porter.
Parabéns Embraer E2 ... Sucesso.
Excelent trip repórter at Embraer E2, congratulations for Porter and Hugs from Brasil. Thanks Alex
What a beautiful sunrise and I wish Porter all the best! Take care!
Love it, Alex! What an amazing video. Seeing all these Porter E195-E2 trip reports makes me excited to fly the YYZ-YVR inaugural next Tuesday!
Great video! I also have to agree with you that the Pratt and Whitney engines make the plane look great!
Fantastic video ❤✈️
Another good Video Thanks Alex
Enjoyed the video. The simple fact that you went silent and didn't put in music during the takeoff and landing shows that you're an enthusiast like us and get it.
I love the E2
Thanks for sharing Alex!
Nice to see a new airline in the Canadian market more competition for air Canada
Porter isn’t new Airline they been around since 2006
@@Liloshy yes I know but nice to have them growing to bring more competition to western Canada
Go Porter Go !
I just got hired at Pearson airport to specially work on these new Porter flights as ground crew and we were the one who trained on the flight you showed .. I was waiting for you to record a vid about this
Great review!! 😎👍
I thoroughly enjoy the longer videos and trip reports. Great Job!
Thank you for posting!!!
I was right behind you on that flight!
I guess it's hard to tell from a video, but that sounds even quieter than the 737MAX8, which I thought was surprisingly quiet.
Great lucky catch of such flight!
So glad you were on the flight.
I was almost on it but I needed to get home. I’m happy I get to live through your video!
Love those Embraers. I think each engine produces 20,000 lbs of thrust
The TWR must be insane!
22500 lbs
The meals are awesome! Seats are comfy with good quality material and headrests that not only change height but also fold in; no neck pillow? No problem! Spacious and quiet cabin during flight, Embraer has fantastic aircraft. Porter definitely isn't the tiny kid on the playground anymore.
Thank you, Porter is my favourite airline at the moment and I am so happy you were able to do this video!
Yeah. As long as you live with 10km of Billy Bishop. Now you get a TTC ride to Union. Then a 40 minute $40.00 dollar ride to Pearson on the UP Express. Don't forget you need to be there 2 hours early, for a 1 hour flight to Ottawa. So that's a 4 hour flight from Toronto. I can drive it, in about the same time for 20% of the cost...
@@Traineddummy 40$ for UP express from union to Pearson? It’s pretty inaccurate, and it’s 12$ one way
@@Liloshy or $26.00 return. Don't forget the $17.00 for OTTc transport and another 55 minutes to actually to get to downtown Ottawa. So 5+ hours. You can drive in 4.5. at about 20% of the $450.00 flight
@@Traineddummy I know, it is more for the experience if you are somebody like me.
The pilot announcement, credit, keychain and cupcake were all nice!
I love Embraer planes, they are beautiful, silent, good space, in my opinion they are the best
Incredible video! Such a cool flight!
E2 is such a beautifully designed elegant looking plane with a nice spacious interior too
Cool to see them getting bigger planes
Have had a great experience with porter in the past and when they fly into Edmonton, I will be glad to support them. Great video buddy!
Thanks Alex, short but full of content.
That was the most beautiful take off I thing I have ever scene!
*think
Very interesting plane! Great video Alex!
The configuration is the choice of the airlines. Beautiful plane.
Booked Porter from Halifax to Vancouver via YYZ. less than $250 and arrives in YVR just after noon hour. Can’t wait.
Oh god… that many hours in an E-jet is too long.
I love this Brazilians airplanes. Very segure, comfortable and has a little sound very characteristic.
Wow those new breed of engines sound awesome on spool-up 👍
Great video Alex! I always love seeing trip reports like these. Makes it even better when you’re flying into my home airport of Ottawa.
Thanks for posting this so quickly! I am a fan of the Embraer jets especially when the e175/e190 was newer with AC. Hope to able to use Porter out of YYZ in the future and glad it's not another ULCC product.
Good job 👍
Greetings from Helsinki ❄️
I was on the YUL flight after yours. There were ceremonies but in the main hall of the terminal not at the gate. And it started at 6:45a instead of the 6a time it was supposed to. Similar issue with drinks service on all four flights I took that day. Did YOW return in the afternoon ($1 fares). They need two carts, starting at the front and mid-cabin. And remember this jet is faster than the Q400s they’re used to.
I also caught the $1 fare! I took the flight back from Ottawa to Pearson. I even got a free upgrade to seat 1A on my way back from Pearson. Great experience all around! I even thought about if I would see you on that flight lol
Really shows how little demand that flight will have.
@@Traineddummy AC operates this route at least 5 times a day with 150+ people capacity aircraft. Porter will have no issues selling seats for this route. The $1 fare was for the inaugural flight only.
@@mejoshua And 3 out of 5 are usually cancelled. EVERYDAY.
This one has been cancelled 29 out of 31 days
Well done!
Since porter flies into Vancouver this is my new favourite plane to fly when I become a pilot
I Love this Trip Report on Porters Airlines Embraer E195-E2 Jet Inaugural Flight from Toronto to Ottawa Alex nuff respect to all your Videos on Aviation and Travel keep going and Dream Big on Aviation man keep going 100% Awesome Video!!!!
Flew into Pearson from Calgary that day around 7pm and saw one of these in person parked beside our gate. Love Porters service from Billy Bishop and its cool to see they are expanding. Didn't know Feb 1 was the first service day for them.
Great video
Stunning sunrise on take off!
Beautiful jet!
Thanks Alex for the video. Good to see Porter at Pearson. I do fly often for work and next time I’m gonna give a try to Porter.
Good aircraft and smooth landing. 👍👍👍
Very excited to take my first 2 flights on Porter in Oct 2024. Flying from the east I'll get both the Dash 8 and E2 and looking forward to it. Love your videos, so comprehensive and interesting!
Congratulations Porter.. I love flying embraer aircraft.. very spacious and comfortable.. great choice.
not gonna lie, i thought they were E195s. Cant wait to see these in action!
I was lucky enough to catch a glimpse of this beautiful plane at YYZ on Thursday evening last week when it taxied into the boarding gate right to next the gate where I was waiting for my flight. Didn't know that it was just it's second day ending in service. Feels like I watched the second day second show of a newly released movie in cinema. I have flown with Porter on their Dash-8 before, and needless to say, I simply love them as an airline. Can't wait to fly on the E2 soon hopefully. :)
The guy waving to the camera at 1:35 is adorable😭
The whole aura around Porter was the fact they flew in and out of City airport and thus could avoid Pearson. Until the runway is extended and jets are allowed to land at Bishop, I really don’t see the point from a passenger perspective. But I suppose it’s good to start somewhere…maybe this will push for the island runway extension.
Well no, if anything it will prove that Porter can operate without the extension if the airline succeeds. If it fails, then Billy Bishop will lose all scheduled services, likely forever.
Wonderful that you were able to experience the first flight! As a point of trivia, I flew on another aircraft registered C-GKOM previously (the Air Canada A340-500 on AC15 to Hong Kong back in 2007).
I love the A340! Classic aircraft. And BIG!
Looks like it's common for Canada and Singapore to recycle registrations for Aeroplanes. In the case of Singapore Airlines the ULRs actually re-use A340-500 registrations while A330-300s re use A300 registrations.
Can’t wait to see Porter out in BC someday! And the accompanying video where you fly Porter across Canada 😂
Wow those engines are powerful
You did take it! Awesome
Nice video! Fun to see what these are like inside, and can't wait to fly one myself. I always have the same thought re the E2 being a mini-777!
On window-seat alignment: it IS an airline decision since it is the airline that decides on seat pitch. There are some aircraft that have no window at certain location (air duct risers) or odd spacing for such but windows are generally the same size at at the same spacing from each other except near doors and emergency exits.
Thanks for this vlog. Fly and stay safe. 2023. Ciao.
Liked your report. 1st time I've seen 2 vlogs on the same airplane trip. Just saw "iTripReport" vlog on this same flight. He was in the 3rd row.
Hey.. me too! I was seated in 10A. Nice to see so many avgeeks on that flight!
Man those engines sounds so good.
Oh woah super impressive Porter! I admit I was a little angry at them for choosing the E series over the a220 as a Canadian airline but considering their shorter haul model and 2-2 configuration which I love I can see there was no reason to buy a more expensive aircraft.
In Brazil we dont buy only Embraer airplanes as well. Companies are not buying just Embraer X eVTOLs and millionaires arent just buing Embraers luxury jets.
@@v1n1c1u55anto5 The only company who flight in Brazil with Embraer is Azul, but at least, they have a lot of Embraer
So will those overhead bins hold a standard carry-on suitcase?
Very nice plane and Porter knows what the word service means. That said, they are going head to head with AC. Good luck !
Seems like Embraer is stepping in where Bombardier got Trumped out of the market - taking a swing at the Airbus and Boeing airliners. This aircraft is not equal in every way but it definitely overlaps some of the routes that could be handled by the big two. Interesting.
It’s nice seeing them do well, they’ve always had a special charm about them. It is a little weird seeing that livery on a plane that isn’t a dash 8 though lol
Awesome. 0:48 0:50
Proud to have seen this jet on its stop over during delivery in Barbados 🇧🇧