Ordered new by CIT Leasing Corporation

Rolled off the production line at Hamburg (Finkenwerder) - July 2003

First flown as D-AVYQ at Hamburg - July 10, 2003

Powered by CFMI CFM 56-5B7/P engines

Delivered to CIT Leasing as F-GYAS - October 31, 2003

Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-GYAS - October 31, 2003

Leased to Aero Services Executive - October 31, 2003

Ferried Toulouse-Hamburg for executive fit-out - November 27, 2003

Sub-leased to Air France to operate executive services - January 22, 2004

Observed at Paris (Le Bourget) in full Air France livery with Aero Services titles - January 22, 2004

Converted at Perpignan to A319-115LR standard

Returned to CIT Leasing Corporation - January 31, 2007

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VHD - February 16, 2007

Registered to Sky Traders Pty Ltd

Operated by Sky Traders for the Australian Government on behalf of Australian Antarctic Services

Ferried Toulouse-Shannon-Toulouse on test flight - February 17, 2007

Departed Toulouse on delivery flight to Australia - February 18, 2007

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight in all-white livery - February 20, 2007

Delivery route: Toulouse-Larnaca-Dubai-Phuket-Melbourne

Operated proving flight Hobart-McMurdo Sound (Antarctica)-Hobart as Ice 319 - February 27, 2007

Ferried Melbourne-Richmond for repainting - May 29, 2007

Rolled out in Australian Government Antarctica Division livery

Made first landing on the blue-ice runway at Wilkins, Antarctica - December 12, 2007

Operates seasonal flights to Antarctica bases at McMurdo Sound, Wilkins and Pegasus Field from

Hobart, Melbourne and Christchurch using call-sign 'Ice 319'

Current with Sky Traders

F-GYAS. Air France Aero Services - in the full livery at Paris Airport, May 2004.

VH-VHD. Sky Traders - in the all-white livery at Melbourne Airport, February 2007.

VH-VHD. Sky Traders - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, August 2007.

VH-VHD. Sky Traders - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, January 2011.