Indeed it was
VB. The Tri was developed at Aurigny's request, because the economics on an Islander didn't and still don't work (I flew one for Air Sarnia for a time before 'going Yellow'). That was true then and it's true now, I'm afraid. I stick by what I said, no Tri no ACI. And before any body mentions Caravans, forget it, never happen. Same for Carribou and other similar museum pieces. The harsh reality is that the routes out of Aci will not support the introduction of a new aircraft type. Even if the runway is extended (a big if, been talked about for 20 years) you still have weather related problems. Bigger/faster aircraft means higher minima (and more/close monitoring of adherence to those minima ~ my ex-colleagues will know exactly what I'm talking about
