"There aren't any TriStars worth a candle out there these days. Only ones worth flying are the RAF -500's"
As sad as it may sound think WildRover sums it up best. Anybody who still wants to consider operating an L1011 has stones in their head.
With the final demise of the L1011's though and the DC-10's also now coming near to the end of their life, there is a huge vacume developing for midsized cargo jets with any half decent range. DC8's and B707's are also virtualy dead.
In my humble opinion smaller secondary operators can just not afford the time to wait to recapitilise their investment with a B767. So what's the alternatives?