Is the Canadian government keeping safety problems at Porter Airlines a secret? Reuters reports that in 2008 "Canadian government inspectors scored Porter at only two on a scale of one to five, where five is best and three indicates compliance." Porter also fought to keep the news of the safety problems from the public. This is a link ...

The secrecy around Porter’s lack of compliance with safety requirements was finally broken by this Reuters report, published online in the Globe yesterday. What does this mean, in practical terms?  Thanks to our friends at #PorterFail, we are now aware of a wonderful resource for detailed information on incidents involving aircraft. Here are several ...