brassplate was spot on when he said that would be well spent to make Freight-Dogs out of at least some of the 76's - regardless of the lease-payments that would be on top of the conversion costs.
You guys have so much potential freight business in and through Bahrain that is being IGNORED by your "Bored" of Directors!
(Speaking of the "Bored"... they seem to all have "Ostrich-Syndrome" if you ask around! The lot of them are more concerned about petty things other than RUNNING AN AIRLINE - MAKING DECISIONS, etc. Come on, Boyz-in-the-Bored - stop playing kissy-poo together and noisily sipping skanky tea whilst mindlessly nodding approval at one fluffy idea or another - and RUN your AIRLINE (or empower that new guy to run it PROPERLY (whoever he is...)! Get your heads out of the sand..!)
I.B. and Trader mention plans that makes
sense (although a cosmetic touch-up is an understatement - GUT THE INTERIORS and MAKE 'EM LOOK AS PROUD AS YOUR PEOPLE ARE THAT FLY THEM!!)
Unfortunately, the "Bored" will likely ok to toss away airframes and get the wrong ones for the market, mebets.
Good luck y'all.