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Old 12th Nov 2014, 01:13
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sahni
 
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The time of these aged piston twins is over. Fuel prices alone (AVGAS) will be a show stopper despite all the other fees and duties to setup/run an Air Transport Operation. Just look at Mainland Air and their short-lived OR-CH service. It simply was not commercially viable. And also speaking as a passenger, who wants to cramp into an AZTEC and the likes, unpressurized exposed to all weather?!?

I think a small operator could snap up some niche market, perhaps WN-AP or WN-WS, and use a modern aircraft such as a PC-12 to serve it successfully.
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