Ordered new by Monarch Airlines Ltd

First flown as F-WWAY - February 14, 1990

Powered by General Electric CF6-80C2A5 engines

Entered onto U.K. Aircraft Register as G-MONS - April 1990

Delivered to Monarch Airlines, England - April 17, 1990

Leased to Compass Airlines, Australia

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

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-YMK - November 14, 1990

Departed London (Luton) on delivery flight to Compass - November 17, 1990

Arrived Brisbane at conclusion of delivery flight - November 19, 1990

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

Operated first revenue service Brisbane-Sydney as YM331 - December 1, 1990

Operated final revenue service Melbourne-Sydney as YM320 - December 20, 1990

Aircraft grounded Sydney when Compass suspended operations due to bankruptcy - December 20, 1991

Aircraft repossessed by Monarch Airlines - January 1992

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - January 29, 1992

Entered onto U.K. Aircraft Register as G-MONS - January 29, 1992

Registered to Monarch Airlines

Departed Sydney on ferry flight to Abu Dhabi for maintenance and repaint - January 31, 1992

Ferried Abu Dhabi-London (Luton) in full Monarch livery - February 12, 1992

Returned to service on London (Gatwick)-Tel Aviv-London service - March 24, 1992

'Leisure Airline of the Year' titles added - 2006

Leased to Egyptair for annual Hadj pilgrimmage flight - 2009

Ferried London (Gatwick)-Cairo on delivery to Egyptair - November 6, 2009

Ferried Cairo-Manchester as MSR999P on return to Monarch - December 14, 2009

Current with Monarch - 2010

VH-YMK. Compass - in the full livery at Luton Airport prior to delivery, November 1990.

VH-YMK. Compass - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, January 1991.

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

G-MONS. Monarch - in the original livery at Luton Airport, March 1997.

G-MONS. Monarch - in the original livery at Faro Airport, September 2002.

G-MONS. Monarch - in the new livery with extra titles at unknown airport, December 2006.