Ordered new by Monarch Airlines Ltd

First flown as F-WWAT - August 28, 1989

Powered by General Electric CF6-80C2A5 engines

Entered onto U.K. Aircraft Register as G-MONR - March 1990

Delivered to Monarch Airlines, England - March 15, 1990

Leased to Compass Airlines, Australia

Rolled out at London (Luton) in full Compass livery - November 27, 1990

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-YMJ - November 28, 1990

Departed London on delivery flight - November 28, 1990

Arrived Brisbane at conclusion of delivery flight - November 30, 1990

Delivery route: London (Luton)-Bombay-Singapore-Brisbane

Operated first Compass revenue service as YM2001 Brisbane-Sydney - December 1, 1990

Operated final revenue service as YM358 Melbourne-Brisbane- December 20, 1991

Grounded in Brisbane when Compass suspended operations due financial difficulties - December 20, 1991

Aircraft repossessed by Monarch Airlines - January 1992

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - January 30, 1992

Entered onto U.K. Aircraft Register as G-MONR - January 31, 1992

Registered to Monarch Airlines

Departed Brisbane on ferry flight to Abu Dhabi for maintenance and repaint - February 3, 1992

Ferried Abu Dhabi-London (Luton) in full Monarch livery - February 20, 1992

Returned to service on London (Gatwick) - Tenerife-London sertvice - April 3, 1992

Observed at Toulouse with 'Tomorrow / Today' stickers - January 21, 2002

Appeared wearing 'Leisure Airline of the Year' titles - 2007

Current

G-MONR. Monarch - in the original livery at London's Gatwick Airport, May 1990.

(R. N. Smith Collection. 0310-063.)

VH-YMJ. Compass - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, December 1990.

(G. Bennett Photograph. 0310-077.)

VH-YMJ. Compass - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, January 1991.

(G. Bennett Photograph. 0310-078.)

VH-YMJ. Compass - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, January 1991.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 0310-138.)

VH-YMJ. Compass - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, February 1991.

(G. Bennett Photograph. 0310-079.)

G-MONR. Monarch - in the old livery at an unknown airport, June 2002.

(G. Bennett Collection. 0310-080.)

G-MONR. Monarch - in the new livery with web titles, December 2003.

(R. N. Smith Collection. 0310-019.)