▁and ▁renamed ▁T ran Star . ▁Only ▁in ▁print ▁media ▁were ▁Rio ' s ▁aircraft ▁ever ▁illustrated ▁in ▁T ran Star ▁Sky Link ▁brand ings . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Adv oc ate ▁newspaper , ▁plans ▁were ▁for ▁T ran Star ▁Sky link ▁to ▁feature ▁the ▁aircraft ▁li very ▁of ▁T ran Star ▁and ▁operate ▁smaller ▁F ok ker ▁F 2 7 ▁tur b op rop ▁aircraft ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁Mc D onn ell ▁Douglas ▁DC - 9 - 5 0 ▁jet lin ers ▁then ▁being ▁flow n ▁by ▁T ran Star ▁on ▁the ▁Houston ▁Hob by ▁- ▁Brow ns ville , ▁T X ▁route ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁being ▁operated ▁on ▁other ▁intr ast ate ▁fe eder ▁routes ▁in ▁Texas . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁routes ▁flow n ▁as ▁the ▁T ran Star ▁Sky link ▁fe eder ▁brand ▁were : ▁▁ ▁K ille en , ▁T X ▁- ▁Austin , ▁T X ▁ ▁Victoria , ▁T X ▁- ▁Houston ▁Hob by ▁Airport , ▁T X ▁ ▁Fle et ▁ ▁Rio ▁operated ▁the ▁following ▁tur b op rop ▁aircraft ▁types ▁during ▁its ▁existence : ▁▁ ▁Be ech craft ▁ 9 9 ▁( A ▁models ) ▁ ▁Be ech craft ▁ 1 9 0 0 C ▁ ▁de ▁Hav ill and ▁Canada ▁D HC - 6 ▁T win ▁Ot ter ▁ ▁de ▁Hav ill and ▁Canada ▁D HC - 7 ▁D ash ▁ 7 ▁▁ ▁Fair child ▁S we ar ingen ▁Met rol iner ▁( Met ro ▁II ▁models ) ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁