Ordered new by General Electric Capital Aviation Services Ltd (GECAS)

Powered by General Electric GE CF34-8E5 engines

Rolled off the production line at Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil - May 2005

First flown as PT-SZG - May 2005

Accepted by GECAS at Sao Jose dos Campos - July 15, 2005

Entered onto the Chinese Aircraft Register as B-KXA - July 15, 2005

Leased to Hong Kong Express

Departed Sao Jose dos Campos on delivery flight to Hong Kong - July 17, 2005

Arrived Hong Kong at conclusion of delivery flight as UO8002 - July 20, 2005

Delivery route: Sao Jose dos Campos-Recife-Sal-Seville-Paphos-Karachi-Hong Kong

Operated first Hong Kong Express revenue service Hong Kong-Hang-Zhou - October 5, 2005

Leasse terminated - March 2007

Observed at Hong Kong in full Hong Kong Express livery as VH-SWO - March 3, 2007

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-SWO - March 8, 2007

Registered to AFS Investments 67-A Incorporated, Melbourne

Leased to Sky Air World Pty Ltd, Brisbane as registered operator

Departed Hong Kong on delivery flight to Australia as VH-SWO - March 9, 2007

Arrived Brisbane at conclusion of delivery flight in Hong Kong Express livery - March 10, 2007

Repainted in Brisbane in full Solomon Airways livery and rolled out as such - April 30, 2007

Wet-leased to Solomon Airways

Operated first revenue service Brisbane-Honiara-Brisbane as IE703/704 - May 20, 2007

Operated final Solomon Airways service Honiara-Brisbane as IE712 - August 10, 2007

Solomon Airways lease terminated by Sky Air World for non-payment of fees

Solomon Airways titles removed by Worland Aviation, Townsville - September 2007

Operated inaugural Sky Air World service Brisbane-Honiara-Brisbane as SW101/102 - March 3, 2008

Sky Air World ceased operations - March 9, 2009

Repossessed by GECAS at Brisbane and stored

Observed doing engine runs at Brisbane - April 1, 2009

Observed doing engine runs at Brisbane - August 2009

Test flown at Brisbane - January 28, 2010

Ferried Brisbane-Melbourne for maintenance and repainting by J. Holland Aviation - January 28, 2010

Ferried Melbourne-Darwin in all-white livery for lease to Air North - April 19, 2010

Registered to AFS Investments 67-A Inc, Stamford - April 22, 2010

Leased to Capiteq Limited, Winnellie, N.T. t/a Air North as registered operator

Operated first revenue service Darwin-Dili as TL518/QF639 - May 17, 2010

Observed at Darwin with blue Air North titles - April 28, 2011

Current with Air North

VH-SWO. Solomons - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, May 2007.

VH-SWO. Solomons - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, May 2007.