▁capable ▁de ▁Hav ill and ▁Canada ▁D HC - 6 ▁T win ▁Ot ters ▁with ▁some ▁T win ▁Ot ters ▁being ▁operated ▁as ▁float ▁plan es . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁S TO L ▁capable ▁D HC - 7 ▁D ash ▁ 7 ▁tur b op rop ▁aircraft ▁were ▁delivered ▁and ▁then ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁D HC - 8 ▁D ash ▁ 8 - 1 0 0 ▁tur b opro ps ▁were ▁acquired . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁Air ▁Canada ▁purchased ▁ 8 5 % ▁of ▁Air ▁BC , ▁and ▁Air ▁BC ▁became ▁an ▁Air ▁Canada ▁regional ▁partner ▁operating ▁as ▁Air ▁Canada ▁Con ne ctor . ▁Air ▁BC ▁entered ▁the ▁jet ▁age ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁with ▁British ▁A eros pace ▁B A e ▁ 1 4 6 - 2 0 0 ▁aircraft ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁jet lin er ▁type ▁ever ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁air ▁car rier . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁the ▁air line ▁was ▁operating ▁British ▁A eros pace ▁Jet stream ▁ 3 1 ▁prop jets ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁Air ▁Canada ▁Con ne ctor ▁code ▁share ▁fe eder ▁services . ▁ ▁St retch ed ▁D HC - 8 ▁D ash ▁ 8 - 3 0 0 ▁tur b op rop ▁aircraft ▁were ▁introduced ▁as ▁well . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁Air ▁Canada ▁purchased ▁the ▁remaining ▁shares ▁of ▁Air ▁BC . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 1 ,