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[[File:Porter Airlines.Dash-8.YUL.2009.jpg|thumb|Porter Airlines [[De Havilland Canada Dash 8|Dash 8 Q400]] at landing at [[Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport|Montréal-Trudeau]]]]
[[File:Porter Airlines E195-E2.jpg|thumb|Porter Airlines [[Embraer E-Jet E2 family|Embraer E195-E2]] at landing at [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto Pearson]]]]
Originally, Porter ordered ten 70-seat [[De Havilland Canada Dash 8#Series 400|Bombardier Q400]] turboprops, with ten more as options, at a value estimated by Porter of over ${{CAD|500 million}}. In June 2009, Porter exercised the option on the 19th and 20th Dash 8s.<ref>{{cite web| title = Porter Airlines exercises remaining two Bombardier Q400 options; Full initial order of 20 to be in service by spring 2010| publisher = Porter Airlines| date = June 29, 2009| url = http://www.flyporter.com/en/press2009.aspx?id=88| access-date = June 30, 2009| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090703151133/http://www.flyporter.com/en/press2009.aspx?id=88| archive-date = July 3, 2009| df = mdy-all}}</ref> Porter chose the 70-seat configuration (less than the maximum of 78 seats) due to the short length of the runway at Toronto Island Airport; a fully loaded 78-seat configuration would need a longer runway than available at the airport. This means Porter aircraft have a slightly greater [[seat pitch]] than a 78-seat aircraft. The 70-seat configuration also allows Porter to use the shorter runway 11/29 at Newark.<ref>{{cite news |work=Toronto Star |date=April 2, 2008 |title=Porter Airlines takes a bite out of the Big Apple |author=Morra, Bernadette |page=L3}}</ref> In May 2010, Porter announced that it intended to order seven more Dash 8 Q400.<ref>{{cite news |work=The Globe and Mail |date=May 7, 2010 |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/porter-claims-airport-advantage/article1558244/ |publisher=theglobeandmail.com |title=Porter claims airport advantage |author=Jang, Brent |access-date=May 7, 2010 |location=Toronto}}</ref> On August 6, 2010, it was announced that Porter had ordered four more Q400s with options for six more.<ref name="reuters-aug6">{{cite news |work=Reuters |date=August 6, 2010 |title=UPDATE 1-Porter orders four Bombardier turboprops |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0613388020100806 |access-date=August 6, 2010 | first=John | last=McCrank}}</ref> In November 2011, Porter Airlines accepted two new Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft, bringing the company's fleet to 26.<ref>{{cite news |work=Porter Airlines |date=Nov 28, 2011|url=https://www.flyporter.com/About/News-Release-Details?id=176&culture=en-CA |publisher=Flyporter.com|title=Porter Airlines receives two more Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft |access-date=November 28, 2011}}</ref> In late 2013, Porter added an additional 4 seats to all of their Q400s, giving them a total of 74 seats per aircraft. In 2021, the airline updated its interiors with TiSeat E2 seats, adding an extra row, and giving all their aircraft 78 seats each.<ref name="seventyeight"/>
In April 2013, Porter Airlines announced a conditional (if Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport were to be expanded) purchase agreement for up to thirty [[Airbus A220#A220-100|Bombardier CS100]] (Airbus A220-100) aircraft, including purchase rights for six more Q400 NextGen aircraft.<ref name="bombardier-pr">{{cite press release|url=http://bombardier.com/en/corporate/media-centre/press-releases/details?docID=0901260d802b2550 |title=Porter Airlines Signs Purchase Agreement for up to 30 Bombardier CS100 Aircraft; Becomes CSeries Aircraft's Canadian Launch Customer |publisher=Bombardier Inc. |date=April 10, 2013|access-date=April 11, 2013}}</ref> Porter had signed a letter of intent with Bombardier in December 2012.<ref name="bombardier-pr"/> The total value of the deal was estimated at {{USD|2.29 billion}} for all 30 CS100s and six Q400s.<ref name="bombardier-pr"/> On November 13, 2015, Canada's transport minister [[Marc Garneau]] released a statement saying that the government would not reopen the Tripartite agreement, cancelling the expansion of the airport.
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