Airline loyalty points program Aeroplan is officially partnering with Porter Airlines in 2020 Porter is based in Toronto and has short-haul routes to places like Montreal, New York, and Chicago It has a much smaller number of planes compared to Air Canada Aimia, which owns Aeroplan, is also in talks with Oneworld alliance That alliance includes British Airways and American Airlines The future of Aeroplan has been in doubt since Air Canada said it would launch its own frequent flyer program But Air Canada later changed its mind and launched a bid to buy Aeroplan Aimia did not accept that bid Aeroplan’s current deal with Air Canada expires in July 2020