Carson acquires 2x 1900D

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Carson acquires 2x 1900D

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Just saw that 2x 1900D's have been registered to Carson Air - anyone know what the plans are for them?
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Re: Carson acquires 2x 1900D

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No longer associated with Carson (retired) so this is just a guess but there are many similarities between the 1900 and the King Air 350 so the transition should be easy enough plus I think some of the Metro's are reaching the end of their service life. Also, I think his main cargo customer has always been partial to the 1900 and the courier business must be picking up so this may give them a slight increase in capacity. Just a guess.
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Re: Carson acquires 2x 1900D

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Are they Cargo birds? Or perhaps Medivac birds? Bariatric Specialty type?
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Re: Carson acquires 2x 1900D

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There are a lot more 1900's on the market now than there used to be and the prices have dropped. There used to be just a few pieces of garbage out there or aircraft with corporate style seating.

It might just be cheaper to buy 1900's than 350's. The big door is a huge bonus and great for the big ones. I'll take a progressive maintenance inspection program vs the Phase any day.
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