Originally built for Air Zimbabwe but not taken up, first registered and flown as PH-EXZ. it was finally sold to Lloyd Aviation and entered the Australian register as VH-LAR on June the 12th 1985. It was then sold to East West Airlines and reregistered as VH-FKO on the 13th July 1990 on the 14th December 1990 it was transferred to Ansett Express.