Montreal-area airport project secures $90M in federal funding
Formerly known as the Montreal Saint-Hubert airport, the site is on track to grow from a small airport to a commercial aviation hub, comparable to Toronto's Billy Bishop.
Economy
Feb 6
Porter partners with Montreal-area airport to build South Shore terminal
The nine-gate terminal would serve up to four million passengers a year and provide a second airport for the carrier in Canada's second-biggest city.
Canada
Feb 27, 2023
Some travellers are still using the ArriveCan app. Here’s why
While ArriveCan got off to a rocky start during the pandemic, the plan is to stick with the app and build in new features like the advance declaration tool.
Canada
Feb 14, 2023
Canadian airlines end year with higher passenger traffic; face uncertain 2012
MONTREAL - Canada's largest airlines ended 2011 seemingly untouched by global economic concerns as they brace for a slow domestic economy recovery and higher fuel prices this year.
Money
Jan 5, 2012
No mayoral debates Tuesday after John Tory pulls out
Two mayoral debates planned for Tuesday have been cancelled after perceived frontrunner John Tory pulled out the day before the events, forcing Olivia Chow to step back as well.
Politics
Sep 16, 2014
Deal reached to restore historic ‘Terminal A’ at Billy Bishop Airport
The Toronto Port Authority has struck a deal with a group of private investors to restore and re-open the historic Terminal A building at Billy Bishop Airport.
Jun 3, 2014
Porter execs active on lobby front ahead of expansion announcement
In the weeks before a blockbuster announcement by Porter Airline Inc. to expand services, top executives met frequently with Toronto city councillors lobby records show.
Consumer
Apr 11, 2013
Join the conversation: Porter appeals to the public
What do you think of the Billy Bishop airport expansion?
Features
May 2, 2013
Porter CEO pushes expansion vision to Toronto Board of Trade
The CEO of Porter Airlines pitched his plan to expand the city’s island airport to Toronto’s Board of Trade Friday afternoon.
Jun 21, 2013
Poll suggests majority of Torontonians support Porter expansion plans
According to the poll, 60 per cent of Torontonians support flying jets in and out of Billy Bishop Airport.
Sep 4, 2013
‘Safety zones’ to be impacted by island airport expansion: report
An Ontario transportation advocacy group warns the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport expansion plan will severely reduce waterway traffic in the area and further hinder development on the city's waterfront.
Politics
Mar 24, 2014
Executive committee pushes airport decision to full council
The Billy Bishop Island Airport expansion debate will move ahead and city councillors will finally have their say about the matter next week.
Politics
Mar 26, 2014
Rob Ford an hour late for speech, claims he was stuck in elevator
Mayor Rob Ford arrived more than an hour late for his speech at the Economic Club of Canada Thursday because, he says, he was stuck in an elevator.
Politics
Jan 23, 2014
Councillor lashes out at some members of the public who opposed Porter expansion
Councillor Mike Del Grande lashed out at members of the public who, at city council Tuesday evening, tried unsuccessfully to get council to reject Porter Airlines’ proposed expansion plans.
May 7, 2013
Porter confident of winning council support
The CEO of Porter Airlines believes his desire to fly jets in and out of Toronto's waterfront airport will ultimately win city council support because it addresses the technical issues that concern most people.
Money
May 27, 2013
Heated meeting on Toronto Island airport expansion
Hundreds packed a public meeting Monday night at Toronto city hall to discuss Porter Airlines' request to expand runways and fly jets at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport.
Politics
Jan 28, 2014
Councillors debate Billy Bishop airport expansion
Toronto city councillors are likely to spend most of Tuesday debating whether to allow jets and extend the runways at Billy Bishop Island Airport.
Politics
Apr 1, 2014
The war that still haunts Canadians
Ninety years after the great powers of Europe signed that armistice, on a day dedicated to remembrance, it's worth recalling what the end of the Great War meant and continues to mean to Canadians
Nov 11, 2008
BIXI bikes, land transfer tax, Porter expansion on executive committee agenda
The mayor’s executive committee will be debating the future of BIXI bikes, the expansion of Porter Airlines and a possible reduction of the municipal land transfer tax on Wednesday.
Jul 3, 2013
U.S. official admits American budget woes having an impact on Beyond the Border
WASHINGTON - The dreaded S-word — sequestration — loomed over a Canada-U.S. conference on Beyond the Border initiatives Monday as an American official acknowledged U.S. budget woes were slowing progress on a host of fronts.
Feb 4, 2013