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 ...
Porter safety problems
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 ...
(This is a historical reminder of the dangers of the Island Airport that was excerpted from Today Magazine, Muskoka edition: Page 59. Thanks to Brian Iler who found this piece. Editor's note.) A Norwegian guard at the Island Airport 1940 After the fall of Norway….the decision was made for the Norwegian air forces to come to Canada ...
Friends of Billy Bishop at Work
On July 25, the Toronto Star published an opinion piece by freelance writer and former Globe and Mail columnist John Barber about his recent attempt to spend time on the Toronto Islands. Titled The unfulfilled promise of the Toronto islands, the article compares access to the islands for two different groups: ordinary Torontonians and the Billy ...
Porter Airlines U.S. Numbers – Trending?
In the sixth part of its submission to the PortsToronto Proposed Environmental Assessment (EA) Study Design/Scope, CommunityAIR drew attention to passenger numbers that showed very little growth after 2012. The information was based on records of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (BBTCA) departing passengers who paid the Airport Improvement Fee. The dataset covered 2012, 2013 and ...
BBTCA Tunnel – Every Picture Tells a Story
On July 30, PortsToronto opened the BBTCA Tunnel to time-sensitive business travellers and other customers. By all accounts it was a media hit. As of this writing, no media reported any streeters aka interviews with time-sensitive business travellers. So while we wait for user reviews, there are tea leaves to read that raise questions. A Picture’s ...