Ordered new by Singapore Airlines

First flown as 9V-SMD - September 26, 1989

Entered onto Singapore Aircraft Register as 9V-SMD - September 1989

Registered to Singapore Airlines

Delivered to Singapore Airlines - November 1, 1989

Dry-leased to Ansett International Ltd - 1999

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ANB - September 13, 1999

Registered to Ansett International

Painted in 'Sydney 2000 Olympic' livery prior to delivery

Ferried Singapore-Hong Kong for acceptance by Ansett - September 13, 1999

Operated its first revenue service as AN888 Hong Kong-Sydney - September 15, 1999

Flight crew: Capts F. Boomsma, L. Sharpe

Operated final revenue service as AN882 Kansai-Brisbane - September 13, 2001

Departed Brisbane as AN4405 for Singapore on return to leasor - November 6, 2001

Flight crew: Capt L. Sharpe; F/O G. Tate; Engineer S. Donald

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - November 21, 2001

Aircraft had flown 53,491 hours with 8,937 cycles

Entered onto Singapore Aircraft Register as 9V-SMD

Returned to service with Singapore Airlines

Leased to Air Pacific - April 2003

Entered onto Fiji Aircraft Register as DQ-FJK

Aircraft named 'Island of Vanua Levu'

Ferried Singapore-Brisbane-Nadi on delivery flight - April 14, 2003

Operated its first Air Pacific service as FJ911 Nadi-Sydney - April 15, 2003

Painted in island murals on both sides of fuselage

Current

9V-SMD. Singapore Airlines - in the full livery at an unknown airport, November 1996.

(R. N. Smith Collection. 4630-202.)

VH-ANB. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Sydney Airport, April 2000.

(R. N. Smith Collection. 4630-048.)

DQ-FJK. Air Pacific - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, July 2003.

(R. N. Smith Collection. 4630-120.)