F-GFUA was part of a fleet of foreign aircraft to take over air services in Australia after domestic airline pilots resigned en masse in an industrial dispute.

On final approach for runway 23, and wearing a colour scheme similar to that of Aeromaritime's parent company, UTA.

F-GFUA was one of several airliners chartered to provide air services in Australia in 1989 after a dispute with pilots had grounded the major domestic airlines. F-GFUA was owned by aircraft leasing company Transpacific Enterprises, which shared common ownership with Ansett Airlines, one of the carriers caught in the dispute. However, it was flown on behalf of Australian Airlines, Ansett's rival.