fanning,
Populations got nothing to do with my last post, I was talking about fleet replacement. can't see the flying pencils be a viable option long term. Maybe a Dash 8 might be an overkill on a daily service, I don't know, but a 1900D would be a good replacement. I note from Sharp's website that they also do FIFO for resource companies, wouldn't be that hard to integrate a larger type into low yield routes and routine FIFO charter/RPT operations especially with more than one aircraft.
WW