Posted Jan 23, 2026, 7:12 PM
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I always wondered by Porter had a crew base in Thunder Bay.
Closure of Porter Airlines crew bases to affect 60 pilots in Thunder Bay, Ont., and Halifax, N.S.
Union says decision will affect 28 pilots in Thunder Bay, 32 pilots in Halifax
Sarah Law · CBC News · Posted: Jan 23, 2026
The upcoming closures of Porter Airlines’ crew bases in Thunder Bay, Ont., and Halifax, N.S., will affect 60 pilots, according to the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA).
Porter says the closures, which come into effect this May, are part of its “transformative growth plan” as it looks to consolidate crew bases at its hubs in Toronto and Ottawa.
“After considering various scenarios, we found that consolidating crew bases in these two cities is the most effective way to organize crew and operate flights,” a spokesperson for Porter said in a statement to CBC News....
...The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 4061, which represents more than 1,200 cabin crew at Porter, says the decision will affect about 60 of its members, including 26 flight attendants in Thunder Bay...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/porter-airlines-pilots-9.7057905
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